koura

See also: kōura and Koura

English

Etymology

From Māori koura.

Noun

koura (plural kouras)

1. A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand.

Anagrams

• Kaoru

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkou̯ra]

Noun

koura f

1. (dialectal) alternative form of kura (“hen”)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “koura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “koura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kopra, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kopra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkou̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ourɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kou‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): kou‧ra

Noun

koura

1. fist (hollow of the hand)
2. grapple, grab (mechanical device for taking hold of something)

Declension

Inflection of koura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		koura	kourat
genitive		kouran	kourien
partitive		kouraa	kouria
illative		kouraan	kouriin
		singular	plural
nominative		koura	kourat
accusative	nom.	koura	kourat
	gen.	kouran
genitive		kouran	kourien kourain rare
partitive		kouraa	kouria
inessive		kourassa	kourissa
elative		kourasta	kourista
illative		kouraan	kouriin
adessive		kouralla	kourilla
ablative		kouralta	kourilta
allative		kouralle	kourille
essive		kourana	kourina
translative		kouraksi	kouriksi
abessive		kouratta	kouritta
instructive		—	kourin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kourani kourani accusative nom. kourani kourani gen. kourani genitive kourani kourieni kouraini rare partitive kouraani kouriani inessive kourassani kourissani elative kourastani kouristani illative kouraani kouriini adessive kourallani kourillani ablative kouraltani kouriltani allative kouralleni kourilleni essive kouranani kourinani translative kourakseni kourikseni abessive kourattani kourittani instructive — — comitative — kourineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kourasi kourasi accusative nom. kourasi kourasi gen. kourasi genitive kourasi kouriesi kouraisi rare partitive kouraasi kouriasi inessive kourassasi kourissasi elative kourastasi kouristasi illative kouraasi kouriisi adessive kourallasi kourillasi ablative kouraltasi kouriltasi allative kourallesi kourillesi essive kouranasi kourinasi translative kouraksesi kouriksesi abessive kourattasi kourittasi instructive — — comitative — kourinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kouramme kouramme accusative nom. kouramme kouramme gen. kouramme genitive kouramme kouriemme kouraimme rare partitive kouraamme kouriamme inessive kourassamme kourissamme elative kourastamme kouristamme illative kouraamme kouriimme adessive kourallamme kourillamme ablative kouraltamme kouriltamme allative kourallemme kourillemme essive kouranamme kourinamme translative kouraksemme kouriksemme abessive kourattamme kourittamme instructive — — comitative — kourinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kouranne kouranne accusative nom. kouranne kouranne gen. kouranne genitive kouranne kourienne kourainne rare partitive kouraanne kourianne inessive kourassanne kourissanne elative kourastanne kouristanne illative kouraanne kouriinne adessive kourallanne kourillanne ablative kouraltanne kouriltanne allative kourallenne kourillenne essive kourananne kourinanne translative kouraksenne kouriksenne abessive kourattanne kourittanne instructive — — comitative — kourinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kouransa kouransa accusative nom. kouransa kouransa gen. kouransa genitive kouransa kouriensa kourainsa rare partitive kouraansa kouriaan kouriansa inessive kourassaan kourassansa kourissaan kourissansa elative kourastaan kourastansa kouristaan kouristansa illative kouraansa kouriinsa adessive kourallaan kourallansa kourillaan kourillansa ablative kouraltaan kouraltansa kouriltaan kouriltansa allative kouralleen kourallensa kourilleen kourillensa essive kouranaan kouranansa kourinaan kourinansa translative kourakseen kouraksensa kourikseen kouriksensa abessive kourattaan kourattansa kourittaan kourittansa instructive — — comitative — kourineen kourinensa

Derived terms

• kourain
• kouraista
• kourallinen
• kourata
• kouria
• kouristaa
• kouru

compounds

• ankkurinkoura
• kouraantuntuva
• koura-automaatti
• kourakuormain
• kouransilmä
• kourasuoninen
• kouriintuntuva
• kovakourainen
• kuolleenkoura
• känsäkoura
• känsäkourainen
• mämmikoura
• rautakoura
• tuulaskoura

See also

• kämmen
• käsi
• nyrkki

Further reading

• “koura”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• korua, kuroa, ruoka

Māori

Alternative forms

• kōura

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoura/ [ˈkɔʉɾɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowing of English gold, with sounds changed to conform to Māori phonetics. Displaced whero.

Noun

koura

1. gold

   Synonym: whero

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

koura

1. koura (freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, endemic to New Zealand)

Descendants

• → English: koura

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “koura”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN