Kauri

See also: kauri and kaŭri

Estonian

Etymology

Variant of Kaur. Also a Karelian form of Russian Гаврии́л (Gavriíl, “Gabriel”).

Proper noun

Kauri

1. a male given name

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī), via English cowrie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊ̯ʁi/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Kauri m (strong, genitive Kauris, plural Kauris) or
Kauri f (genitive Kauri, plural Kauris)

1. cowrie

Declension

Declension of Kauri [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kauri	die	Kauris
genitive	eines	des	Kauris	der	Kauris
dative	einem	dem	Kauri	den	Kauris
accusative	einen	den	Kauri	die	Kauris

Declension of Kauri [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kauri	die	Kauris
genitive	einer	der	Kauri	der	Kauris
dative	einer	der	Kauri	den	Kauris
accusative	eine	die	Kauri	die	Kauris

Further reading

• “Kauri” in Duden online
• “Kauri” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache