# kero
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Etymology 1

Abbreviation of kerosene.

#### Noun

kero (uncountable)
* (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.
** 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 129:‘Need a bit more kero,’ he'd say. ‘How about trotting down to town for it?’
** 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293:The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Alternative forms

* qero

#### Noun

kero (plural keros)
* A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* Kore, kore, oker, roke

## Amis
### Verb

kero
* to dance

### References

* “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎ (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From French cœur. Doublet of koro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkero]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ero
* Hyphenation: ke‧ro

### Noun

kero (accusative singular keron, plural keroj, accusative plural kerojn)
* (card games) the suit of hearts, marked with the symbol ♥

#### Derived terms

* keroj (“hearts (card game)”)

#### See also

Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text) :
| kero | karoo, rombo | piko | trefo |

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkero/, [ˈk̟e̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -ero
* Hyphenation: ke‧ro

### Etymology 1

Borrowing from Sami, compare Northern Sami čearru, from Proto-Samic *čearō.

#### Noun

kero (archaic)
* A round, treeless top of a fell; now mostly in place names and compounds.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keroni
keroni
accusative
nom.
keroni
keroni
gen.
keroni
genitive
keroni
kerojeni
partitive
keroani
kerojani
inessive
kerossani
keroissani
elative
kerostani
keroistani
illative
kerooni
keroihini
adessive
kerollani
keroillani
ablative
keroltani
keroiltani
allative
kerolleni
keroilleni
essive
keronani
keroinani
translative
kerokseni
keroikseni
abessive
kerottani
keroittani
instructive
comitative
—keroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kerosi
kerosi
accusative
nom.
kerosi
kerosi
gen.
kerosi
genitive
kerosi
kerojesi
partitive
keroasi
kerojasi
inessive
kerossasi
keroissasi
elative
kerostasi
keroistasi
illative
keroosi
keroihisi
adessive
kerollasi
keroillasi
ablative
keroltasi
keroiltasi
allative
kerollesi
keroillesi
essive
keronasi
keroinasi
translative
keroksesi
keroiksesi
abessive
kerottasi
keroittasi
instructive
comitative
—keroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keromme
keromme
accusative
nom.
keromme
keromme
gen.
keromme
genitive
keromme
kerojemme
partitive
keroamme
kerojamme
inessive
kerossamme
keroissamme
elative
kerostamme
keroistamme
illative
keroomme
keroihimme
adessive
kerollamme
keroillamme
ablative
keroltamme
keroiltamme
allative
kerollemme
keroillemme
essive
keronamme
keroinamme
translative
keroksemme
keroiksemme
abessive
kerottamme
keroittamme
instructive
comitative
—keroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keronne
keronne
accusative
nom.
keronne
keronne
gen.
keronne
genitive
keronne
kerojenne
partitive
keroanne
kerojanne
inessive
kerossanne
keroissanne
elative
kerostanne
keroistanne
illative
keroonne
keroihinne
adessive
kerollanne
keroillanne
ablative
keroltanne
keroiltanne
allative
kerollenne
keroillenne
essive
keronanne
keroinanne
translative
keroksenne
keroiksenne
abessive
kerottanne
keroittanne
instructive
comitative
—keroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keronsa
keronsa
accusative
nom.
keronsa
keronsa
gen.
keronsa
genitive
keronsa
kerojensa
partitive
keroaan keroansa
kerojaan kerojansa
inessive
kerossaan kerossansa
keroissaan keroissansa
elative
kerostaan kerostansa
keroistaan keroistansa
illative
keroonsa
keroihinsa
adessive
kerollaan kerollansa
keroillaan keroillansa
ablative
keroltaan keroltansa
keroiltaan keroiltansa
allative
kerolleen kerollensa
keroilleen keroillensa
essive
keronaan keronansa
keroinaan keroinansa
translative
kerokseen keroksensa
keroikseen keroiksensa
abessive
kerottaan kerottansa
keroittaan keroittansa
instructive
comitative
—keroineen keroinensa :

##### Derived terms

* keropäinen
* keropää

#### Further reading

* “kero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *keroi.

#### Noun

kero (dialectal, obsolete)
* throat
    Synonym: kurkku

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keroni
keroni
accusative
nom.
keroni
keroni
gen.
keroni
genitive
keroni
kerojeni
partitive
keroani
kerojani
inessive
kerossani
keroissani
elative
kerostani
keroistani
illative
kerooni
keroihini
adessive
kerollani
keroillani
ablative
keroltani
keroiltani
allative
kerolleni
keroilleni
essive
keronani
keroinani
translative
kerokseni
keroikseni
abessive
kerottani
keroittani
instructive
comitative
—keroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kerosi
kerosi
accusative
nom.
kerosi
kerosi
gen.
kerosi
genitive
kerosi
kerojesi
partitive
keroasi
kerojasi
inessive
kerossasi
keroissasi
elative
kerostasi
keroistasi
illative
keroosi
keroihisi
adessive
kerollasi
keroillasi
ablative
keroltasi
keroiltasi
allative
kerollesi
keroillesi
essive
keronasi
keroinasi
translative
keroksesi
keroiksesi
abessive
kerottasi
keroittasi
instructive
comitative
—keroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keromme
keromme
accusative
nom.
keromme
keromme
gen.
keromme
genitive
keromme
kerojemme
partitive
keroamme
kerojamme
inessive
kerossamme
keroissamme
elative
kerostamme
keroistamme
illative
keroomme
keroihimme
adessive
kerollamme
keroillamme
ablative
keroltamme
keroiltamme
allative
kerollemme
keroillemme
essive
keronamme
keroinamme
translative
keroksemme
keroiksemme
abessive
kerottamme
keroittamme
instructive
comitative
—keroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keronne
keronne
accusative
nom.
keronne
keronne
gen.
keronne
genitive
keronne
kerojenne
partitive
keroanne
kerojanne
inessive
kerossanne
keroissanne
elative
kerostanne
keroistanne
illative
keroonne
keroihinne
adessive
kerollanne
keroillanne
ablative
keroltanne
keroiltanne
allative
kerollenne
keroillenne
essive
keronanne
keroinanne
translative
keroksenne
keroiksenne
abessive
kerottanne
keroittanne
instructive
comitative
—keroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
keronsa
keronsa
accusative
nom.
keronsa
keronsa
gen.
keronsa
genitive
keronsa
kerojensa
partitive
keroaan keroansa
kerojaan kerojansa
inessive
kerossaan kerossansa
keroissaan keroissansa
elative
kerostaan kerostansa
keroistaan keroistansa
illative
keroonsa
keroihinsa
adessive
kerollaan kerollansa
keroillaan keroillansa
ablative
keroltaan keroltansa
keroiltaan keroiltansa
allative
kerolleen kerollensa
keroilleen keroillensa
essive
keronaan keronansa
keroinaan keroinansa
translative
kerokseen keroksensa
keroikseen keroiksensa
abessive
kerottaan kerottansa
keroittaan keroittansa
instructive
comitative
—keroineen keroinensa :

### Anagrams

* kore

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kiro. Cognates include Finnish kiro.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -ero
* Hyphenation: ke‧ro

### Noun

kero
* curse

#### Derived terms

* kerosana

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 157

## Japanese
### Romanization

kero
* Rōmaji transcription of けろ
* Rōmaji transcription of ケロ

## Ladino
### Verb

kero (Latin spelling)
* first-person singular present indicative of kerer

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* quero

### Noun

kero m (plural keros)
* kero (Inca wooden drinking vessel)

## Swahili
### Etymology

From -kera (“to annoy”) +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kero class IX (plural kero class X)
* annoyance, nuisance