Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Swedish ekorre (“squirrel”) or Swedish kurre (“squirrel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurːe/, [ˈkurːe̞]
- Rhymes: -urːe
- Syllabification(key): kur‧re
- Hyphenation(key): kur‧re
Noun
kurre (colloquial)
- squirrel
Declension
| Inflection of kurre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kurre
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kurret
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| genitive
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kurren
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kurrejen
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| partitive
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kurrea
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kurreja
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| illative
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kurreen
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kurreihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
kurre
|
kurret
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| accusative
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nom.
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kurre
|
kurret
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| gen.
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kurren
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| genitive
|
kurren
|
kurrejen
kurrein rare
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| partitive
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kurrea
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kurreja
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| inessive
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kurressa
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kurreissa
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| elative
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kurresta
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kurreista
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| illative
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kurreen
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kurreihin
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| adessive
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kurrella
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kurreilla
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| ablative
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kurrelta
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kurreilta
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| allative
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kurrelle
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kurreille
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| essive
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kurrena
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kurreina
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| translative
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kurreksi
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kurreiksi
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| abessive
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kurretta
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kurreitta
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| instructive
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—
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kurrein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kurreni
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kurreni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kurreni
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kurreni
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| gen.
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kurreni
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| genitive
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kurreni
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kurrejeni
kurreini rare
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| partitive
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kurreani
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kurrejani
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| inessive
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kurressani
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kurreissani
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| elative
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kurrestani
|
kurreistani
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| illative
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kurreeni
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kurreihini
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| adessive
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kurrellani
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kurreillani
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| ablative
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kurreltani
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kurreiltani
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| allative
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kurrelleni
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kurreilleni
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| essive
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kurrenani
|
kurreinani
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| translative
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kurrekseni
|
kurreikseni
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| abessive
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kurrettani
|
kurreittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kurreineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kurresi
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kurresi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kurresi
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kurresi
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| gen.
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kurresi
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| genitive
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kurresi
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kurrejesi
kurreisi rare
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| partitive
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kurreasi
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kurrejasi
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| inessive
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kurressasi
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kurreissasi
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| elative
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kurrestasi
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kurreistasi
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| illative
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kurreesi
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kurreihisi
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| adessive
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kurrellasi
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kurreillasi
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| ablative
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kurreltasi
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kurreiltasi
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| allative
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kurrellesi
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kurreillesi
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| essive
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kurrenasi
|
kurreinasi
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| translative
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kurreksesi
|
kurreiksesi
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| abessive
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kurrettasi
|
kurreittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kurreinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kurremme
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kurremme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kurremme
|
kurremme
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| gen.
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kurremme
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| genitive
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kurremme
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kurrejemme
kurreimme rare
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| partitive
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kurreamme
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kurrejamme
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| inessive
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kurressamme
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kurreissamme
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| elative
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kurrestamme
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kurreistamme
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| illative
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kurreemme
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kurreihimme
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| adessive
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kurrellamme
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kurreillamme
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| ablative
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kurreltamme
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kurreiltamme
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| allative
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kurrellemme
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kurreillemme
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| essive
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kurrenamme
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kurreinamme
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| translative
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kurreksemme
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kurreiksemme
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| abessive
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kurrettamme
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kurreittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kurreinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kurrenne
|
kurrenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kurrenne
|
kurrenne
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| gen.
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kurrenne
|
| genitive
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kurrenne
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kurrejenne
kurreinne rare
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| partitive
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kurreanne
|
kurrejanne
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| inessive
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kurressanne
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kurreissanne
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| elative
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kurrestanne
|
kurreistanne
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| illative
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kurreenne
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kurreihinne
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| adessive
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kurrellanne
|
kurreillanne
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| ablative
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kurreltanne
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kurreiltanne
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| allative
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kurrellenne
|
kurreillenne
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| essive
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kurrenanne
|
kurreinanne
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| translative
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kurreksenne
|
kurreiksenne
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| abessive
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kurrettanne
|
kurreittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kurreinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kurrensa
|
kurrensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kurrensa
|
kurrensa
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| gen.
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kurrensa
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| genitive
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kurrensa
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kurrejensa
kurreinsa rare
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| partitive
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kurreaan
kurreansa
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kurrejaan
kurrejansa
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| inessive
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kurressaan
kurressansa
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kurreissaan
kurreissansa
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| elative
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kurrestaan
kurrestansa
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kurreistaan
kurreistansa
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| illative
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kurreensa
|
kurreihinsa
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| adessive
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kurrellaan
kurrellansa
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kurreillaan
kurreillansa
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| ablative
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kurreltaan
kurreltansa
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kurreiltaan
kurreiltansa
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| allative
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kurrelleen
kurrellensa
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kurreilleen
kurreillensa
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| essive
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kurrenaan
kurrenansa
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kurreinaan
kurreinansa
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| translative
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kurrekseen
kurreksensa
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kurreikseen
kurreiksensa
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| abessive
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kurrettaan
kurrettansa
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kurreittaan
kurreittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kurreineen
kurreinensa
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Synonyms
Further reading
Swedish
- curre (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
Ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”).
First attested in 1661.[1]
Noun
kurre c
- ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”) [since 1661][1]
- (by extension) A person (who is odd or peculiar). [since 1826][1]
- Synonyms: figur, filur, gynnare, prick, prisse
1877, Louisa May Alcott, translated by Bertha Sandlund, Rosen i blomning, page 53:Hittills har jag åtminstone inte haft bekymmer af någondera af dem, ehuru Mac är en besynnerlig kurre och Steve en valp.- So far, I've had no trouble from either of them, although Mac is a peculiar fellow and Steve a pup.
Derived terms
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