kotelo

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

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

kotelo

1. case, box (to contain an item)

   silmälasikotelo ― eyeglass case

   pakkauskotelo ― packaging box

   viulukotelo ― violin case

2. case, casing, housing, enclosure

   tietokonekotelo ― computer case

   laakerin kotelo ― bearing 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

• “kotelo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• oletko