kurre

See also: kurrë and Kurre

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish ekorre (“squirrel”) or Swedish kurre (“squirrel”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurːe/, [ˈkurːe̞]
• Rhymes: -urːe
• Syllabification^(key): kur‧re

Noun

kurre (colloquial)

1. squirrel

Declension

Inflection of kurre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		kurre	kurret
genitive		kurren	kurrejen
partitive		kurrea	kurreja
illative		kurreen	kurreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kurre	kurret
accusative	nom.	kurre	kurret
	gen.	kurren
genitive		kurren	kurrejen kurreinrare
partitive		kurrea	kurreja
inessive		kurressa	kurreissa
elative		kurresta	kurreista
illative		kurreen	kurreihin
adessive		kurrella	kurreilla
ablative		kurrelta	kurreilta
allative		kurrelle	kurreille
essive		kurrena	kurreina
translative		kurreksi	kurreiksi
abessive		kurretta	kurreitta
instructive		—	kurrein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kurre (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurreni kurreni accusative nom. kurreni kurreni gen. kurreni genitive kurreni kurrejeni kurreinirare partitive kurreani kurrejani inessive kurressani kurreissani elative kurrestani kurreistani illative kurreeni kurreihini adessive kurrellani kurreillani ablative kurreltani kurreiltani allative kurrelleni kurreilleni essive kurrenani kurreinani translative kurrekseni kurreikseni abessive kurrettani kurreittani instructive — — comitative — kurreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurresi kurresi accusative nom. kurresi kurresi gen. kurresi genitive kurresi kurrejesi kurreisirare partitive kurreasi kurrejasi inessive kurressasi kurreissasi elative kurrestasi kurreistasi illative kurreesi kurreihisi adessive kurrellasi kurreillasi ablative kurreltasi kurreiltasi allative kurrellesi kurreillesi essive kurrenasi kurreinasi translative kurreksesi kurreiksesi abessive kurrettasi kurreittasi instructive — — comitative — kurreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurremme kurremme accusative nom. kurremme kurremme gen. kurremme genitive kurremme kurrejemme kurreimmerare partitive kurreamme kurrejamme inessive kurressamme kurreissamme elative kurrestamme kurreistamme illative kurreemme kurreihimme adessive kurrellamme kurreillamme ablative kurreltamme kurreiltamme allative kurrellemme kurreillemme essive kurrenamme kurreinamme translative kurreksemme kurreiksemme abessive kurrettamme kurreittamme instructive — — comitative — kurreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurrenne kurrenne accusative nom. kurrenne kurrenne gen. kurrenne genitive kurrenne kurrejenne kurreinnerare partitive kurreanne kurrejanne inessive kurressanne kurreissanne elative kurrestanne kurreistanne illative kurreenne kurreihinne adessive kurrellanne kurreillanne ablative kurreltanne kurreiltanne allative kurrellenne kurreillenne essive kurrenanne kurreinanne translative kurreksenne kurreiksenne abessive kurrettanne kurreittanne instructive — — comitative — kurreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kurrensa kurrensa accusative nom. kurrensa kurrensa gen. kurrensa genitive kurrensa kurrejensa kurreinsarare partitive kurreaan kurreansa kurrejaan kurrejansa inessive kurressaan kurressansa kurreissaan kurreissansa elative kurrestaan kurrestansa kurreistaan kurreistansa illative kurreensa kurreihinsa adessive kurrellaan kurrellansa kurreillaan kurreillansa ablative kurreltaan kurreltansa kurreiltaan kurreiltansa allative kurrelleen kurrellensa kurreilleen kurreillensa essive kurrenaan kurrenansa kurreinaan kurreinansa translative kurrekseen kurreksensa kurreikseen kurreiksensa abessive kurrettaan kurrettansa kurreittaan kurreittansa instructive — — comitative — kurreineen kurreinensa

Synonyms

• orava

Further reading

• “kurre”, 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

Alternative forms

• curre (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”). First attested in 1661.

Noun

kurre c

1. Ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”). [since 1661]
2. (by extension) A person (who is odd or peculiar). [since 1826]

   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

• lustigkurre (“funny person; joker”)

See also

• Kurre (“given name”)

References

• kurre in Svensk ordbok (SO)