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Etymology

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kota +‎ -(e)lo, originally a dialectal word taken into use in the literary language.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkotelo/, [ˈko̞t̪e̞lo̞]
  • Rhymes: -otelo
  • Hyphenation(key): ko‧te‧lo

Noun

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kotelo

  1. case, box (to contain an item)
    silmälasikoteloeyeglass case
    pakkauskotelopackaging box
    viulukoteloviolin case
  2. case, casing, housing, enclosure
    tietokonekotelocomputer case
    laakerin kotelobearing housing
  3. (biology) pupa (insect in the development stage between larva and adult)
  4. (zoology) cocoon (silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects)
  5. (physiology) (membranous envelope)
  6. holster (case for a gun)
  7. (slang) head, brain

Declension

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Inflection of kotelo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative kotelo kotelot
genitive kotelon kotelojen
koteloiden
koteloitten
partitive koteloa koteloja
koteloita
illative koteloon koteloihin
singular plural
nominative kotelo kotelot
accusative nom. kotelo kotelot
gen. kotelon
genitive kotelon kotelojen
koteloiden
koteloitten
partitive koteloa koteloja
koteloita
inessive kotelossa koteloissa
elative kotelosta koteloista
illative koteloon koteloihin
adessive kotelolla koteloilla
ablative kotelolta koteloilta
allative kotelolle koteloille
essive kotelona koteloina
translative koteloksi koteloiksi
abessive kotelotta koteloitta
instructive koteloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kotelo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koteloni koteloni
accusative nom. koteloni koteloni
gen. koteloni
genitive koteloni kotelojeni
koteloideni
koteloitteni
partitive koteloani kotelojani
koteloitani
inessive kotelossani koteloissani
elative kotelostani koteloistani
illative kotelooni koteloihini
adessive kotelollani koteloillani
ablative koteloltani koteloiltani
allative kotelolleni koteloilleni
essive kotelonani koteloinani
translative kotelokseni koteloikseni
abessive kotelottani koteloittani
instructive
comitative koteloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotelosi kotelosi
accusative nom. kotelosi kotelosi
gen. kotelosi
genitive kotelosi kotelojesi
koteloidesi
koteloittesi
partitive koteloasi kotelojasi
koteloitasi
inessive kotelossasi koteloissasi
elative kotelostasi koteloistasi
illative koteloosi koteloihisi
adessive kotelollasi koteloillasi
ablative koteloltasi koteloiltasi
allative kotelollesi koteloillesi
essive kotelonasi koteloinasi
translative koteloksesi koteloiksesi
abessive kotelottasi koteloittasi
instructive
comitative koteloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotelomme kotelomme
accusative nom. kotelomme kotelomme
gen. kotelomme
genitive kotelomme kotelojemme
koteloidemme
koteloittemme
partitive koteloamme kotelojamme
koteloitamme
inessive kotelossamme koteloissamme
elative kotelostamme koteloistamme
illative koteloomme koteloihimme
adessive kotelollamme koteloillamme
ablative koteloltamme koteloiltamme
allative kotelollemme koteloillemme
essive kotelonamme koteloinamme
translative koteloksemme koteloiksemme
abessive kotelottamme koteloittamme
instructive
comitative koteloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotelonne kotelonne
accusative nom. kotelonne kotelonne
gen. kotelonne
genitive kotelonne kotelojenne
koteloidenne
koteloittenne
partitive koteloanne kotelojanne
koteloitanne
inessive kotelossanne koteloissanne
elative kotelostanne koteloistanne
illative koteloonne koteloihinne
adessive kotelollanne koteloillanne
ablative koteloltanne koteloiltanne
allative kotelollenne koteloillenne
essive kotelonanne koteloinanne
translative koteloksenne koteloiksenne
abessive kotelottanne koteloittanne
instructive
comitative koteloinenne

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