kurra

See also: kurrâ

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal Swedish kurra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurːɑ/, [ˈkurːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧ra

Noun

kurra

1. a disc used in a traditional disc-throwing game

Declension

Inflection of kurra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kurra	kurrat
genitive		kurran	kurrien
partitive		kurraa	kurria
illative		kurraan	kurriin
		singular	plural
nominative		kurra	kurrat
accusative	nom.	kurra	kurrat
	gen.	kurran
genitive		kurran	kurrien kurrain rare
partitive		kurraa	kurria
inessive		kurrassa	kurrissa
elative		kurrasta	kurrista
illative		kurraan	kurriin
adessive		kurralla	kurrilla
ablative		kurralta	kurrilta
allative		kurralle	kurrille
essive		kurrana	kurrina
translative		kurraksi	kurriksi
abessive		kurratta	kurritta
instructive		—	kurrin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurrani kurrani accusative nom. kurrani kurrani gen. kurrani genitive kurrani kurrieni kurraini rare partitive kurraani kurriani inessive kurrassani kurrissani elative kurrastani kurristani illative kurraani kurriini adessive kurrallani kurrillani ablative kurraltani kurriltani allative kurralleni kurrilleni essive kurranani kurrinani translative kurrakseni kurrikseni abessive kurrattani kurrittani instructive — — comitative — kurrineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurrasi kurrasi accusative nom. kurrasi kurrasi gen. kurrasi genitive kurrasi kurriesi kurraisi rare partitive kurraasi kurriasi inessive kurrassasi kurrissasi elative kurrastasi kurristasi illative kurraasi kurriisi adessive kurrallasi kurrillasi ablative kurraltasi kurriltasi allative kurrallesi kurrillesi essive kurranasi kurrinasi translative kurraksesi kurriksesi abessive kurrattasi kurrittasi instructive — — comitative — kurrinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurramme kurramme accusative nom. kurramme kurramme gen. kurramme genitive kurramme kurriemme kurraimme rare partitive kurraamme kurriamme inessive kurrassamme kurrissamme elative kurrastamme kurristamme illative kurraamme kurriimme adessive kurrallamme kurrillamme ablative kurraltamme kurriltamme allative kurrallemme kurrillemme essive kurranamme kurrinamme translative kurraksemme kurriksemme abessive kurrattamme kurrittamme instructive — — comitative — kurrinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurranne kurranne accusative nom. kurranne kurranne gen. kurranne genitive kurranne kurrienne kurrainne rare partitive kurraanne kurrianne inessive kurrassanne kurrissanne elative kurrastanne kurristanne illative kurraanne kurriinne adessive kurrallanne kurrillanne ablative kurraltanne kurriltanne allative kurrallenne kurrillenne essive kurrananne kurrinanne translative kurraksenne kurriksenne abessive kurrattanne kurrittanne instructive — — comitative — kurrinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kurransa kurransa accusative nom. kurransa kurransa gen. kurransa genitive kurransa kurriensa kurrainsa rare partitive kurraansa kurriaan kurriansa inessive kurrassaan kurrassansa kurrissaan kurrissansa elative kurrastaan kurrastansa kurristaan kurristansa illative kurraansa kurriinsa adessive kurrallaan kurrallansa kurrillaan kurrillansa ablative kurraltaan kurraltansa kurriltaan kurriltansa allative kurralleen kurrallensa kurrilleen kurrillensa essive kurranaan kurranansa kurrinaan kurrinansa translative kurrakseen kurraksensa kurrikseen kurriksensa abessive kurrattaan kurrattansa kurrittaan kurrittansa instructive — — comitative — kurrineen kurrinensa

Further reading

• “kurra”, 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

Swedish

Noun

kurra c

1. (slang, usually in the definite) Synonym of arrest, cage

   sitta i kurran

   be in the cage

Declension

Declension of kurra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kurra	kurras
	definite	kurran	kurrans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Verb

kurra (present kurrar, preterite kurrade, supine kurrat, imperative kurra)

1. to rumble, to growl (of a stomach)

   Magen kurrade när han var hungrig

   His stomach rumbled when he was hungry

2. to purr (of a cat)

   Synonym: spinna

Conjugation

Conjugation of kurra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kurra		kurras
Supine	kurrat		kurrats
Imperative	kurra		—
Imper. plural1	kurren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kurrar	kurrade	kurras	kurrades
Ind. plural1	kurra	kurrade	kurras	kurrades
Subjunctive2	kurre	kurrade	kurres	kurrades
	Participles
Present participle	kurrande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• mullra (“rumble”) (of thunder or the like)

References

• kurra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kurra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kurra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Votic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑː/, [ˈkurːɑ]
• Rhymes: -urɑː
• Hyphenation: kur‧ra

Adjective

kurra

1. left

Inflection

Declension of kurra (type VI/valka, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurra	kurrad
genitive	kurra	kurrajõ, kurrai
partitive	kurratõ	kurraitõ, kurrai
illative	kurrasõ, kurra	kurraisõ
inessive	kurraz	kurraiz
elative	kurrassõ	kurraissõ
allative	kurralõ	kurrailõ
adessive	kurrallõ	kurraillõ
ablative	kurraltõ	kurrailtõ
translative	kurrassi	kurraissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.