Kuru

See also: kuru, kurů, kůru, kůrů, and kūru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरु (kuru)

Proper noun

Kuru

  1. (Hinduism, historical) an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Finnish

Etymology

< kuru (“long, narrow strait; gorge”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuru/, [ˈkuru]
  • Rhymes: -uru
  • Syllabification(key): Ku‧ru

Proper noun

Kuru

  1. A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.
  2. A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.
  3. a Finnish surname

Declension
Inflection of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Kuru Kurut
genitive Kurun Kurujen
partitive Kurua Kuruja
illative Kuruun Kuruihin
singular plural
nominative Kuru Kurut
accusative nom. Kuru Kurut
gen. Kurun
genitive Kurun Kurujen
partitive Kurua Kuruja
inessive Kurussa Kuruissa
elative Kurusta Kuruista
illative Kuruun Kuruihin
adessive Kurulla Kuruilla
ablative Kurulta Kuruilta
allative Kurulle Kuruille
essive Kuruna Kuruina
translative Kuruksi Kuruiksi
abessive Kurutta Kuruitta
instructive — Kuruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kuruni Kuruni
accusative nom. Kuruni Kuruni
gen. Kuruni
genitive Kuruni Kurujeni
partitive Kuruani Kurujani
inessive Kurussani Kuruissani
elative Kurustani Kuruistani
illative Kuruuni Kuruihini
adessive Kurullani Kuruillani
ablative Kurultani Kuruiltani
allative Kurulleni Kuruilleni
essive Kurunani Kuruinani
translative Kurukseni Kuruikseni
abessive Kuruttani Kuruittani
instructive — —
comitative — Kuruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kurusi Kurusi
accusative nom. Kurusi Kurusi
gen. Kurusi
genitive Kurusi Kurujesi
partitive Kuruasi Kurujasi
inessive Kurussasi Kuruissasi
elative Kurustasi Kuruistasi
illative Kuruusi Kuruihisi
adessive Kurullasi Kuruillasi
ablative Kurultasi Kuruiltasi
allative Kurullesi Kuruillesi
essive Kurunasi Kuruinasi
translative Kuruksesi Kuruiksesi
abessive Kuruttasi Kuruittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Kuruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kurumme Kurumme
accusative nom. Kurumme Kurumme
gen. Kurumme
genitive Kurumme Kurujemme
partitive Kuruamme Kurujamme
inessive Kurussamme Kuruissamme
elative Kurustamme Kuruistamme
illative Kuruumme Kuruihimme
adessive Kurullamme Kuruillamme
ablative Kurultamme Kuruiltamme
allative Kurullemme Kuruillemme
essive Kurunamme Kuruinamme
translative Kuruksemme Kuruiksemme
abessive Kuruttamme Kuruittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Kuruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kurunne Kurunne
accusative nom. Kurunne Kurunne
gen. Kurunne
genitive Kurunne Kurujenne
partitive Kuruanne Kurujanne
inessive Kurussanne Kuruissanne
elative Kurustanne Kuruistanne
illative Kuruunne Kuruihinne
adessive Kurullanne Kuruillanne
ablative Kurultanne Kuruiltanne
allative Kurullenne Kuruillenne
essive Kurunanne Kuruinanne
translative Kuruksenne Kuruiksenne
abessive Kuruttanne Kuruittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Kuruinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kurunsa Kurunsa
accusative nom. Kurunsa Kurunsa
gen. Kurunsa
genitive Kurunsa Kurujensa
partitive Kuruaan
Kuruansa		 Kurujaan
Kurujansa
inessive Kurussaan
Kurussansa		 Kuruissaan
Kuruissansa
elative Kurustaan
Kurustansa		 Kuruistaan
Kuruistansa
illative Kuruunsa Kuruihinsa
adessive Kurullaan
Kurullansa		 Kuruillaan
Kuruillansa
ablative Kurultaan
Kurultansa		 Kuruiltaan
Kuruiltansa
allative Kurulleen
Kurullensa		 Kuruilleen
Kuruillensa
essive Kurunaan
Kurunansa		 Kuruinaan
Kuruinansa
translative Kurukseen
Kuruksensa		 Kuruikseen
Kuruiksensa
abessive Kuruttaan
Kuruttansa		 Kuruittaan
Kuruittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Kuruineen
Kuruinensa

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kuru" is Kurussa.

Derived terms
compounds

Statistics
  • Kuru is the 1732nd (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 494 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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