bourette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourrette.

Noun

bourette (uncountable)

1. A slubby yarn or fabric made of silk waste.

Finnish

Etymology

From French bourrette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburet/, [ˈbure̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -uret

Noun

bourette

1. bourrette; silk waste (waste fiber created during processing of silk to fine yarn; used in the production of lower quality silk fabrics)

Declension

Inflection of bourette (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		bourette	bourettet
genitive		bouretten	bourettejen
partitive		bourettea	bouretteja
illative		bouretteen	bouretteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bourette	bourettet
accusative	nom.	bourette	bourettet
	gen.	bouretten
genitive		bouretten	bourettejen bourettein rare
partitive		bourettea	bouretteja
inessive		bourettessa	bouretteissa
elative		bourettesta	bouretteista
illative		bouretteen	bouretteihin
adessive		bourettella	bouretteilla
ablative		bourettelta	bouretteilta
allative		bourettelle	bouretteille
essive		bourettena	bouretteina
translative		bouretteksi	bouretteiksi
abessive		bourettetta	bouretteitta
instructive		—	bourettein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bouretteni bouretteni accusative nom. bouretteni bouretteni gen. bouretteni genitive bouretteni bourettejeni bouretteini rare partitive bouretteani bourettejani inessive bourettessani bouretteissani elative bourettestani bouretteistani illative bouretteeni bouretteihini adessive bourettellani bouretteillani ablative bouretteltani bouretteiltani allative bourettelleni bouretteilleni essive bourettenani bouretteinani translative bourettekseni bouretteikseni abessive bourettettani bouretteittani instructive — — comitative — bouretteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bourettesi bourettesi accusative nom. bourettesi bourettesi gen. bourettesi genitive bourettesi bourettejesi bouretteisi rare partitive bouretteasi bourettejasi inessive bourettessasi bouretteissasi elative bourettestasi bouretteistasi illative bouretteesi bouretteihisi adessive bourettellasi bouretteillasi ablative bouretteltasi bouretteiltasi allative bourettellesi bouretteillesi essive bourettenasi bouretteinasi translative bouretteksesi bouretteiksesi abessive bourettettasi bouretteittasi instructive — — comitative — bouretteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bourettemme bourettemme accusative nom. bourettemme bourettemme gen. bourettemme genitive bourettemme bourettejemme bouretteimme rare partitive bouretteamme bourettejamme inessive bourettessamme bouretteissamme elative bourettestamme bouretteistamme illative bouretteemme bouretteihimme adessive bourettellamme bouretteillamme ablative bouretteltamme bouretteiltamme allative bourettellemme bouretteillemme essive bourettenamme bouretteinamme translative bouretteksemme bouretteiksemme abessive bourettettamme bouretteittamme instructive — — comitative — bouretteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bourettenne bourettenne accusative nom. bourettenne bourettenne gen. bourettenne genitive bourettenne bourettejenne bouretteinne rare partitive bouretteanne bourettejanne inessive bourettessanne bouretteissanne elative bourettestanne bouretteistanne illative bouretteenne bouretteihinne adessive bourettellanne bouretteillanne ablative bouretteltanne bouretteiltanne allative bourettellenne bouretteillenne essive bourettenanne bouretteinanne translative bouretteksenne bouretteiksenne abessive bourettettanne bouretteittanne instructive — — comitative — bouretteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bourettensa bourettensa accusative nom. bourettensa bourettensa gen. bourettensa genitive bourettensa bourettejensa bouretteinsa rare partitive bouretteaan bouretteansa bourettejaan bourettejansa inessive bourettessaan bourettessansa bouretteissaan bouretteissansa elative bourettestaan bourettestansa bouretteistaan bouretteistansa illative bouretteensa bouretteihinsa adessive bourettellaan bourettellansa bouretteillaan bouretteillansa ablative bouretteltaan bouretteltansa bouretteiltaan bouretteiltansa allative bourettelleen bourettellensa bouretteilleen bouretteillensa essive bourettenaan bourettenansa bouretteinaan bouretteinansa translative bourettekseen bouretteksensa bouretteikseen bouretteiksensa abessive bourettettaan bourettettansa bouretteittaan bouretteittansa instructive — — comitative — bouretteineen bouretteinensa

Further reading

• “bourette”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023