kurho

Finnish

Etymology

Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot for Flora Fennica (1860). Possibly based on a dialectal word kurholainen (“thistle”) (attested in 1850), the etymology of which is obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurho/, [ˈkurho̞]
• Rhymes: -urho
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧ho
• Hyphenation^(key): kur‧ho

Noun

kurho

1. carline thistle (any plant of the genus Carlina)
2. (in the plural) the genus Carlina

Declension

Inflection of kurho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kurho	kurhot
genitive		kurhon	kurhojen
partitive		kurhoa	kurhoja
illative		kurhoon	kurhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kurho	kurhot
accusative	nom.	kurho	kurhot
	gen.	kurhon
genitive		kurhon	kurhojen
partitive		kurhoa	kurhoja
inessive		kurhossa	kurhoissa
elative		kurhosta	kurhoista
illative		kurhoon	kurhoihin
adessive		kurholla	kurhoilla
ablative		kurholta	kurhoilta
allative		kurholle	kurhoille
essive		kurhona	kurhoina
translative		kurhoksi	kurhoiksi
abessive		kurhotta	kurhoitta
instructive		—	kurhoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kurho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurhoni kurhoni accusative nom. kurhoni kurhoni gen. kurhoni genitive kurhoni kurhojeni partitive kurhoani kurhojani inessive kurhossani kurhoissani elative kurhostani kurhoistani illative kurhooni kurhoihini adessive kurhollani kurhoillani ablative kurholtani kurhoiltani allative kurholleni kurhoilleni essive kurhonani kurhoinani translative kurhokseni kurhoikseni abessive kurhottani kurhoittani instructive — — comitative — kurhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurhosi kurhosi accusative nom. kurhosi kurhosi gen. kurhosi genitive kurhosi kurhojesi partitive kurhoasi kurhojasi inessive kurhossasi kurhoissasi elative kurhostasi kurhoistasi illative kurhoosi kurhoihisi adessive kurhollasi kurhoillasi ablative kurholtasi kurhoiltasi allative kurhollesi kurhoillesi essive kurhonasi kurhoinasi translative kurhoksesi kurhoiksesi abessive kurhottasi kurhoittasi instructive — — comitative — kurhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurhomme kurhomme accusative nom. kurhomme kurhomme gen. kurhomme genitive kurhomme kurhojemme partitive kurhoamme kurhojamme inessive kurhossamme kurhoissamme elative kurhostamme kurhoistamme illative kurhoomme kurhoihimme adessive kurhollamme kurhoillamme ablative kurholtamme kurhoiltamme allative kurhollemme kurhoillemme essive kurhonamme kurhoinamme translative kurhoksemme kurhoiksemme abessive kurhottamme kurhoittamme instructive — — comitative — kurhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurhonne kurhonne accusative nom. kurhonne kurhonne gen. kurhonne genitive kurhonne kurhojenne partitive kurhoanne kurhojanne inessive kurhossanne kurhoissanne elative kurhostanne kurhoistanne illative kurhoonne kurhoihinne adessive kurhollanne kurhoillanne ablative kurholtanne kurhoiltanne allative kurhollenne kurhoillenne essive kurhonanne kurhoinanne translative kurhoksenne kurhoiksenne abessive kurhottanne kurhoittanne instructive — — comitative — kurhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kurhonsa kurhonsa accusative nom. kurhonsa kurhonsa gen. kurhonsa genitive kurhonsa kurhojensa partitive kurhoaan kurhoansa kurhojaan kurhojansa inessive kurhossaan kurhossansa kurhoissaan kurhoissansa elative kurhostaan kurhostansa kurhoistaan kurhoistansa illative kurhoonsa kurhoihinsa adessive kurhollaan kurhollansa kurhoillaan kurhoillansa ablative kurholtaan kurholtansa kurhoiltaan kurhoiltansa allative kurholleen kurhollensa kurhoilleen kurhoillensa essive kurhonaan kurhonansa kurhoinaan kurhoinansa translative kurhokseen kurhoksensa kurhoikseen kurhoiksensa abessive kurhottaan kurhottansa kurhoittaan kurhoittansa instructive — — comitative — kurhoineen kurhoinensa

Further reading

• “kurho”, 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