koru

See also: korú, kōru, and körü

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori koru.

Noun

koru (plural korus or koru)

1. A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in Māori art.

Anagrams

• RUOK, ruok

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾu/ [ko.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -oɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: ko‧ru

Noun

koru inan

1. choir

   Synonym: abesbatza

Declension

Declension of koru (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	koru	korua	koruak	koruok
ergative	koruk	koruak	koruek	koruok
dative	koruri	koruari	koruei	koruoi
genitive	koruren	koruaren	koruen	koruon
comitative	korurekin	koruarekin	koruekin	koruokin
causative	korurengatik	koruarengatik	koruengatik	koruongatik
benefactive	korurentzat	koruarentzat	koruentzat	koruontzat
instrumental	koruz	koruaz	koruez	koruotaz
innesive	korutan	koruan	koruetan	koruotan
locative	korutako	koruko	koruetako	koruotako
allative	korutara	korura	koruetara	koruotara
terminative	korutaraino	koruraino	koruetaraino	koruotaraino
directive	korutarantz	korurantz	koruetarantz	koruotarantz
destinative	korutarako	korurako	koruetarako	koruotarako
ablative	korutatik	korutik	koruetatik	koruotatik
partitive	korurik	—	—	—
prolative	korutzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “koru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “koru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

korea (“decorated”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoru/, [ˈko̞ru]
• Rhymes: -oru
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ru
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧ru

Noun

koru

1. piece of jewellery, jewel

Declension

Inflection of koru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		koru	korut
genitive		korun	korujen
partitive		korua	koruja
illative		koruun	koruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koru	korut
accusative	nom.	koru	korut
	gen.	korun
genitive		korun	korujen
partitive		korua	koruja
inessive		korussa	koruissa
elative		korusta	koruista
illative		koruun	koruihin
adessive		korulla	koruilla
ablative		korulta	koruilta
allative		korulle	koruille
essive		koruna	koruina
translative		koruksi	koruiksi
abessive		korutta	koruitta
instructive		—	koruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koruni koruni accusative nom. koruni koruni gen. koruni genitive koruni korujeni partitive koruani korujani inessive korussani koruissani elative korustani koruistani illative koruuni koruihini adessive korullani koruillani ablative korultani koruiltani allative korulleni koruilleni essive korunani koruinani translative korukseni koruikseni abessive koruttani koruittani instructive — — comitative — koruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korusi korusi accusative nom. korusi korusi gen. korusi genitive korusi korujesi partitive koruasi korujasi inessive korussasi koruissasi elative korustasi koruistasi illative koruusi koruihisi adessive korullasi koruillasi ablative korultasi koruiltasi allative korullesi koruillesi essive korunasi koruinasi translative koruksesi koruiksesi abessive koruttasi koruittasi instructive — — comitative — koruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korumme korumme accusative nom. korumme korumme gen. korumme genitive korumme korujemme partitive koruamme korujamme inessive korussamme koruissamme elative korustamme koruistamme illative koruumme koruihimme adessive korullamme koruillamme ablative korultamme koruiltamme allative korullemme koruillemme essive korunamme koruinamme translative koruksemme koruiksemme abessive koruttamme koruittamme instructive — — comitative — koruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korunne korunne accusative nom. korunne korunne gen. korunne genitive korunne korujenne partitive koruanne korujanne inessive korussanne koruissanne elative korustanne koruistanne illative koruunne koruihinne adessive korullanne koruillanne ablative korultanne koruiltanne allative korullenne koruillenne essive korunanne koruinanne translative koruksenne koruiksenne abessive koruttanne koruittanne instructive — — comitative — koruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative korunsa korunsa accusative nom. korunsa korunsa gen. korunsa genitive korunsa korujensa partitive koruaan koruansa korujaan korujansa inessive korussaan korussansa koruissaan koruissansa elative korustaan korustansa koruistaan koruistansa illative koruunsa koruihinsa adessive korullaan korullansa koruillaan koruillansa ablative korultaan korultansa koruiltaan koruiltansa allative korulleen korullensa koruilleen koruillensa essive korunaan korunansa koruinaan koruinansa translative korukseen koruksensa koruikseen koruiksensa abessive koruttaan koruttansa koruittaan koruittansa instructive — — comitative — koruineen koruinensa

Derived terms

• koruton

compounds

• hammaskoru
• hiuskoru
• hopeakoru
• huulikoru
• jalokivikoru
• kameekoru
• kaulakoru
• koruahven
• koruesine
• korukannet
• korukantinen
• korukieli
• korukirjain
• korukivi
• korukuvio
• korulause
• koruliike
• korulipas
• korumonninen
• koruneula
• koruommel
• koruommella
• koruompelija
• koruompelu
• korupainos
• korupitta
• korupuhe
• korurasia
• koruripsimonni
• korusana
• koruseppä
• korusuunnittelija
• korusähke
• korusävel
• korutaide
• korutarvike
• koruteollisuus
• korutetra
• korvakoru
• kultakoru
• metallikoru
• muotikoru
• napakoru
• nenäkoru
• nilkkakoru
• platinakoru
• pronssikoru
• pukukoru
• rannekoru
• rihkamakoru
• riipuskoru
• rintakoru
• rustokoru
• strassikoru
• timanttikoru

Further reading

• “koru”, 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

Anagrams

• kuro, ruko

Latvian

Noun

koru m

1. genitive plural of koris

Noun

koru f

1. genitive plural of kore