hurra

See also: Hurra and hurrà

English

Interjection

hurra

  1. Alternative form of hurrah.

Noun

hurra (plural hurras)

  1. Alternative form of hurrah.

Verb

hurra (third-person singular simple present hurras, present participle hurraing, simple past and past participle hurraed)

  1. Alternative form of hurrah.

Basque

Adjective

hurra

  1. absolutive singular of hur

Noun

hurra

  1. absolutive singular of hur

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (whore; adulteress). Cognate with German Hure, English whore.

Noun

hurra f

  1. (Sette Comuni) prostitute

Further reading

  • “hurra” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German hurrā, an imperative from hurren (to move quickly), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (to rush), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (to run).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hʊˈraː/, [hʊˈʁaː], [huˈʁaː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

hurra

  1. hooray

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hurra” in Duden online
  • hurra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

hurra

  1. alternative spelling of hura

Further reading

  • hurra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈu.ʁa/ [ˈu.ha]

Interjection

hurra!

  1. hurrah

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈura/ [ˈu.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

¡hurra!

  1. hurrah

Derived terms

Noun

hurra f (plural hurras)

  1. cheer

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from German hurren (to hasten); see hurra.

Interjection

hurra!

  1. hooray!

Derived terms

Verb

hurra (present hurrar, preterite hurrade, supine hurrat, imperative hurra)

  1. to cheer, to hooray

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurra (weak)
active passive
infinitive hurra hurras
supine hurrat hurrats
imperative hurra
imper. plural1 hurren
present past present past
indicative hurrar hurrade hurras hurrades
ind. plural1 hurra hurrade hurras hurrades
subjunctive2 hurre hurrade hurres hurrades
present participle hurrande
past participle hurrad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

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