/ˈjumbo/, [ˈjumbo̞]
OriginAfter the circus elephant of the same name, as elephants are considered slow. A similar expression is found in Swedish jumbo. For the origin of the name, see English jumbo.
- informallast, last one, especially in a competition
“Hän jäi kilpailussa jumboksi.” — He came last in the competition.
“Olin jumbo.” — I was the last one.
- informaljumbo jet
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informalellipsis of porausjumbo (drilling jumbo).
- informalvery large
Formsjumbo(nominative, singular) · jumbot(nominative, plural) · jumbo(accusative, nominative, singular) · jumbot(accusative, nominative, plural) · jumbon(accusative, genitive, singular) · jumbot(accusative, genitive, plural) · jumbon(genitive, singular) · jumbojen(genitive, plural) · jumboa(partitive, singular) · jumboja(partitive, plural) · jumbossa(inessive, singular) · jumboissa(inessive, plural) · jumbosta(elative, singular) · jumboista(elative, plural) · jumboon(illative, singular) · jumboihin(illative, plural) · jumbolla(adessive, singular) · jumboilla(adessive, plural) · jumbolta(ablative, singular) · jumboilta(ablative, plural)