kurre

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly from Swedish ekorre (squirrel) or Swedish kurre (squirrel)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkurːe/, [ˈkurːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -urːe
  • Syllabification(key): kur‧re

Noun

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kurre (colloquial)

  1. squirrel

Declension

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Inflection of kurre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative kurre kurret
genitive kurren kurrejen
partitive kurrea kurreja
illative kurreen kurreihin
singular plural
nominative kurre kurret
accusative nom. kurre kurret
gen. kurren
genitive kurren kurrejen
kurrein rare
partitive kurrea kurreja
inessive kurressa kurreissa
elative kurresta kurreista
illative kurreen kurreihin
adessive kurrella kurreilla
ablative kurrelta kurreilta
allative kurrelle kurreille
essive kurrena kurreina
translative kurreksi kurreiksi
abessive kurretta kurreitta
instructive kurrein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kurre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurreni kurreni
accusative nom. kurreni kurreni
gen. kurreni
genitive kurreni kurrejeni
kurreini rare
partitive kurreani kurrejani
inessive kurressani kurreissani
elative kurrestani kurreistani
illative kurreeni kurreihini
adessive kurrellani kurreillani
ablative kurreltani kurreiltani
allative kurrelleni kurreilleni
essive kurrenani kurreinani
translative kurrekseni kurreikseni
abessive kurrettani kurreittani
instructive
comitative kurreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurresi kurresi
accusative nom. kurresi kurresi
gen. kurresi
genitive kurresi kurrejesi
kurreisi rare
partitive kurreasi kurrejasi
inessive kurressasi kurreissasi
elative kurrestasi kurreistasi
illative kurreesi kurreihisi
adessive kurrellasi kurreillasi
ablative kurreltasi kurreiltasi
allative kurrellesi kurreillesi
essive kurrenasi kurreinasi
translative kurreksesi kurreiksesi
abessive kurrettasi kurreittasi
instructive
comitative kurreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurremme kurremme
accusative nom. kurremme kurremme
gen. kurremme
genitive kurremme kurrejemme
kurreimme rare
partitive kurreamme kurrejamme
inessive kurressamme kurreissamme
elative kurrestamme kurreistamme
illative kurreemme kurreihimme
adessive kurrellamme kurreillamme
ablative kurreltamme kurreiltamme
allative kurrellemme kurreillemme
essive kurrenamme kurreinamme
translative kurreksemme kurreiksemme
abessive kurrettamme kurreittamme
instructive
comitative kurreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurrenne kurrenne
accusative nom. kurrenne kurrenne
gen. kurrenne
genitive kurrenne kurrejenne
kurreinne rare
partitive kurreanne kurrejanne
inessive kurressanne kurreissanne
elative kurrestanne kurreistanne
illative kurreenne kurreihinne
adessive kurrellanne kurreillanne
ablative kurreltanne kurreiltanne
allative kurrellenne kurreillenne
essive kurrenanne kurreinanne
translative kurreksenne kurreiksenne
abessive kurrettanne kurreittanne
instructive
comitative kurreinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kurrensa kurrensa
accusative nom. kurrensa kurrensa
gen. kurrensa
genitive kurrensa kurrejensa
kurreinsa rare
partitive kurreaan
kurreansa
kurrejaan
kurrejansa
inessive kurressaan
kurressansa
kurreissaan
kurreissansa
elative kurrestaan
kurrestansa
kurreistaan
kurreistansa
illative kurreensa kurreihinsa
adessive kurrellaan
kurrellansa
kurreillaan
kurreillansa
ablative kurreltaan
kurreltansa
kurreiltaan
kurreiltansa
allative kurrelleen
kurrellensa
kurreilleen
kurreillensa
essive kurrenaan
kurrenansa
kurreinaan
kurreinansa
translative kurrekseen
kurreksensa
kurreikseen
kurreiksensa
abessive kurrettaan
kurrettansa
kurreittaan
kurreittansa
instructive
comitative kurreineen
kurreinensa

Synonyms

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • curre (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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Ellipsis of ekorre (squirrel). First attested in 1661.[1]

Noun

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kurre c

  1. Ellipsis of ekorre (squirrel). [since 1661][1]
  2. (by extension) A person (who is odd or peculiar). [since 1826][1]
    Synonyms: figur, filur, gynnare, prick, prisse
    • 1877, Louisa May Alcott, translated by Bertha Sandlund, Rosen i blomning, page 53:
      Hittills har jag åtminstone inte haft bekymmer af någondera af dem, ehuru Mac är en besynnerlig kurre och Steve en valp.
      So far, I've had no trouble from either of them, although Mac is a peculiar fellow and Steve a pup.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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