# Pura
## English
### Proper noun

Pura
* A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly from a North Germanic name starting with Bor, Bur (e.g. Old Swedish Bore) or as a byname/nickname from dialectal pura, purikka (“bull calf”) (probably from pura).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpurɑ/, [ˈpurɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -urɑ
* Hyphenation: Pu‧ra

### Proper noun

Pura
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Purani
Purani
accusative
nom.
Purani
Purani
gen.
Purani
genitive
Purani
Purieni Puraini $^{rare}$
partitive
Puraani
Puriani
inessive
Purassani
Purissani
elative
Purastani
Puristani
illative
Puraani
Puriini
adessive
Purallani
Purillani
ablative
Puraltani
Puriltani
allative
Puralleni
Purilleni
essive
Puranani
Purinani
translative
Purakseni
Purikseni
abessive
Purattani
Purittani
instructive
comitative
—Purineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Purasi
Purasi
accusative
nom.
Purasi
Purasi
gen.
Purasi
genitive
Purasi
Puriesi Puraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Puraasi
Puriasi
inessive
Purassasi
Purissasi
elative
Purastasi
Puristasi
illative
Puraasi
Puriisi
adessive
Purallasi
Purillasi
ablative
Puraltasi
Puriltasi
allative
Purallesi
Purillesi
essive
Puranasi
Purinasi
translative
Puraksesi
Puriksesi
abessive
Purattasi
Purittasi
instructive
comitative
—Purinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Puramme
Puramme
accusative
nom.
Puramme
Puramme
gen.
Puramme
genitive
Puramme
Puriemme Puraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Puraamme
Puriamme
inessive
Purassamme
Purissamme
elative
Purastamme
Puristamme
illative
Puraamme
Puriimme
adessive
Purallamme
Purillamme
ablative
Puraltamme
Puriltamme
allative
Purallemme
Purillemme
essive
Puranamme
Purinamme
translative
Puraksemme
Puriksemme
abessive
Purattamme
Purittamme
instructive
comitative
—Purinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Puranne
Puranne
accusative
nom.
Puranne
Puranne
gen.
Puranne
genitive
Puranne
Purienne Purainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Puraanne
Purianne
inessive
Purassanne
Purissanne
elative
Purastanne
Puristanne
illative
Puraanne
Puriinne
adessive
Purallanne
Purillanne
ablative
Puraltanne
Puriltanne
allative
Purallenne
Purillenne
essive
Purananne
Purinanne
translative
Puraksenne
Puriksenne
abessive
Purattanne
Purittanne
instructive
comitative
—Purinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Puransa
Puransa
accusative
nom.
Puransa
Puransa
gen.
Puransa
genitive
Puransa
Puriensa Purainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Puraansa
Puriaan Puriansa
inessive
Purassaan Purassansa
Purissaan Purissansa
elative
Purastaan Purastansa
Puristaan Puristansa
illative
Puraansa
Puriinsa
adessive
Purallaan Purallansa
Purillaan Purillansa
ablative
Puraltaan Puraltansa
Puriltaan Puriltansa
allative
Puralleen Purallensa
Purilleen Purillensa
essive
Puranaan Puranansa
Purinaan Purinansa
translative
Purakseen Puraksensa
Purikseen Puriksensa
abessive
Purattaan Purattansa
Purittaan Purittansa
instructive
comitative
—Purineen Purinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Puranen

#### Statistics

* Pura is the 5743rd (tied with 33 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 121 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN