# kouru
## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably koura +‎ -u.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkou̯ru/, [ˈko̞u̯ru]
* Rhymes: -ouru
* Hyphenation: kou‧ru

### Noun

kouru
* chute, gutter

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kouru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kouruni
kouruni
accusative
nom.
kouruni
kouruni
gen.
kouruni
genitive
kouruni
kourujeni
partitive
kouruani
kourujani
inessive
kourussani
kouruissani
elative
kourustani
kouruistani
illative
kouruuni
kouruihini
adessive
kourullani
kouruillani
ablative
kourultani
kouruiltani
allative
kourulleni
kouruilleni
essive
kourunani
kouruinani
translative
kourukseni
kouruikseni
abessive
kouruttani
kouruittani
instructive
comitative
—kouruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourusi
kourusi
accusative
nom.
kourusi
kourusi
gen.
kourusi
genitive
kourusi
kourujesi
partitive
kouruasi
kourujasi
inessive
kourussasi
kouruissasi
elative
kourustasi
kouruistasi
illative
kouruusi
kouruihisi
adessive
kourullasi
kouruillasi
ablative
kourultasi
kouruiltasi
allative
kourullesi
kouruillesi
essive
kourunasi
kouruinasi
translative
kouruksesi
kouruiksesi
abessive
kouruttasi
kouruittasi
instructive
comitative
—kouruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourumme
kourumme
accusative
nom.
kourumme
kourumme
gen.
kourumme
genitive
kourumme
kourujemme
partitive
kouruamme
kourujamme
inessive
kourussamme
kouruissamme
elative
kourustamme
kouruistamme
illative
kouruumme
kouruihimme
adessive
kourullamme
kouruillamme
ablative
kourultamme
kouruiltamme
allative
kourullemme
kouruillemme
essive
kourunamme
kouruinamme
translative
kouruksemme
kouruiksemme
abessive
kouruttamme
kouruittamme
instructive
comitative
—kouruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourunne
kourunne
accusative
nom.
kourunne
kourunne
gen.
kourunne
genitive
kourunne
kourujenne
partitive
kouruanne
kourujanne
inessive
kourussanne
kouruissanne
elative
kourustanne
kouruistanne
illative
kouruunne
kouruihinne
adessive
kourullanne
kouruillanne
ablative
kourultanne
kouruiltanne
allative
kourullenne
kouruillenne
essive
kourunanne
kouruinanne
translative
kouruksenne
kouruiksenne
abessive
kouruttanne
kouruittanne
instructive
comitative
—kouruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourunsa
kourunsa
accusative
nom.
kourunsa
kourunsa
gen.
kourunsa
genitive
kourunsa
kourujensa
partitive
kouruaan kouruansa
kourujaan kourujansa
inessive
kourussaan kourussansa
kouruissaan kouruissansa
elative
kourustaan kourustansa
kouruistaan kouruistansa
illative
kouruunsa
kouruihinsa
adessive
kourullaan kourullansa
kouruillaan kouruillansa
ablative
kourultaan kourultansa
kouruiltaan kouruiltansa
allative
kourulleen kourullensa
kouruilleen kouruillensa
essive
kourunaan kourunansa
kouruinaan kouruinansa
translative
kourukseen kouruksensa
kouruikseen kouruiksensa
abessive
kouruttaan kouruttansa
kouruittaan kouruittansa
instructive
comitative
—kouruineen kouruinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kouruttaa
* kouruuntua
* kalakouru
* kourukirves
* kourutaltta
* kouruteräinen
* kourutiili
* lantakouru
* lumikouru
* pystykouru
* räystäskouru
* sadevesikouru
* uittokouru
* valukouru
* vesikouru

### Further reading

* “kouru”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kuuro