gecko

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛk.əʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛk.oʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛkəʊ Hyphenation: gec‧ko === Etymology 1 === The modern form was probably borrowed into English and other European languages from Dutch gekko (1718). Contemporary English forms were chacco (1711) and jackoa (1724). The further origin is not quite clear. Some sources mention a supposed Malay gekok, gekoq, or gekop, which would be imitative of the gecko’s chirping sound. Another theory derives it from Acehnese gèh-gòh (“busy”). ==== Alternative forms ==== chacco (obsolete), geco (obsolete), gekko, jackoa (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== gecko (plural geckos or geckoes) Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota. Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. Synonyms: geckotid, geckotian, gekkonid Hypernym: lizard ===== Hyponyms ===== Antigua least gecko bent-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion spp. and Cyrtodactylus spp.) Bibron's gecko (Chondrodactylus bibronii) common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) crocodile gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) day gecko (Phelsuma spp.) Durrell's night gecko dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus spp.) eyelash gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) flying gecko (Ptychozoon spp.) fringed gecko (Luperosaurus spp.) gargoyle gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) house gecko (Hemidactylus spp.) Indo-Pacific gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) leaf-tailed gecko (Saltaurius eximus) leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Mediterranean gecko Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) parachute gecko (Ptychozoon spp.) Phnom Laang bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus laangensis) stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilata) Tanahjampea bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus tanahjampea) Tanishpa's dwarf gecko (Microgecko tanishpaensis) tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) wall gecko warty thick-toed gecko (Elasmodactylus tuberculosus) web-footed gecko (Palmatogecko rangei) western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) Yangihissar gecko (Tenuidactylus elongatus) ===== Derived terms ===== gekkonine ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Verb ==== gecko (third-person singular simple present geckos, present participle geckoing, simple past and past participle geckoed) (rare) To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gecko Misspelling of get-go. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “gecko”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “gecko”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === From Dutch gekko, further possibly from Malay or Acehnese. Compare English gecko for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɛ.ko/ ~ /ʒe.ko/, /ɡɛ.ko/ ~ /ɡe.ko/ === Noun === gecko m (plural geckos) gecko === Further reading === “gecko”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gecko. === Noun === gecko m (uncountable) gecko ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === gecko c gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae) Synonym: geckoödla ==== Usage notes ==== The plural forms with -s are not in the references, but appear to be more common in practice when comparing "två geckos/geckor," "tre geckos/geckor," etc., on Google. ==== Declension ==== === References === “gecko”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gecko”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gecko”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)