koura

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See also: kōura

English

Etymology

From Maori koura.

Noun

koura (plural kouras)

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

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

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

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

compounds

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Maori

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

Noun

koura

  1. gold
    Synonym: whero

Etymology 2

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Noun

koura

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