# koura
## English
### Etymology

From Maori koura.

### Noun

koura (plural kouras)
* A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand.

### Anagrams

* Kaoru

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkou̯ra]

### Noun

koura f
* (dialectal) Alternative form of kura (“hen”)

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “koura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “koura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kopra, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kopra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkou̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ourɑ
* Hyphenation: kou‧ra

### Noun

koura
* fist (hollow of the hand)
* grapple, grab (mechanical device for taking hold of something)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of koura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourani
kourani
accusative
nom.
kourani
kourani
gen.
kourani
genitive
kourani
kourieni kouraini $^{rare}$
partitive
kouraani
kouriani
inessive
kourassani
kourissani
elative
kourastani
kouristani
illative
kouraani
kouriini
adessive
kourallani
kourillani
ablative
kouraltani
kouriltani
allative
kouralleni
kourilleni
essive
kouranani
kourinani
translative
kourakseni
kourikseni
abessive
kourattani
kourittani
instructive
comitative
—kourineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kourasi
kourasi
accusative
nom.
kourasi
kourasi
gen.
kourasi
genitive
kourasi
kouriesi kouraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kouraasi
kouriasi
inessive
kourassasi
kourissasi
elative
kourastasi
kouristasi
illative
kouraasi
kouriisi
adessive
kourallasi
kourillasi
ablative
kouraltasi
kouriltasi
allative
kourallesi
kourillesi
essive
kouranasi
kourinasi
translative
kouraksesi
kouriksesi
abessive
kourattasi
kourittasi
instructive
comitative
—kourinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kouramme
kouramme
accusative
nom.
kouramme
kouramme
gen.
kouramme
genitive
kouramme
kouriemme kouraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kouraamme
kouriamme
inessive
kourassamme
kourissamme
elative
kourastamme
kouristamme
illative
kouraamme
kouriimme
adessive
kourallamme
kourillamme
ablative
kouraltamme
kouriltamme
allative
kourallemme
kourillemme
essive
kouranamme
kourinamme
translative
kouraksemme
kouriksemme
abessive
kourattamme
kourittamme
instructive
comitative
—kourinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kouranne
kouranne
accusative
nom.
kouranne
kouranne
gen.
kouranne
genitive
kouranne
kourienne kourainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kouraanne
kourianne
inessive
kourassanne
kourissanne
elative
kourastanne
kouristanne
illative
kouraanne
kouriinne
adessive
kourallanne
kourillanne
ablative
kouraltanne
kouriltanne
allative
kourallenne
kourillenne
essive
kourananne
kourinanne
translative
kouraksenne
kouriksenne
abessive
kourattanne
kourittanne
instructive
comitative
—kourinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kouransa
kouransa
accusative
nom.
kouransa
kouransa
gen.
kouransa
genitive
kouransa
kouriensa kourainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kouraansa
kouriaan kouriansa
inessive
kourassaan kourassansa
kourissaan kourissansa
elative
kourastaan kourastansa
kouristaan kouristansa
illative
kouraansa
kouriinsa
adessive
kourallaan kourallansa
kourillaan kourillansa
ablative
kouraltaan kouraltansa
kouriltaan kouriltansa
allative
kouralleen kourallensa
kourilleen kourillensa
essive
kouranaan kouranansa
kourinaan kourinansa
translative
kourakseen kouraksensa
kourikseen kouriksensa
abessive
kourattaan kourattansa
kourittaan kourittansa
instructive
comitative
—kourineen kourinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kourain
* kouraista
* kourallinen
* kourata
* kouria
* kouristaa
* kouru
* ankkurinkoura
* kouraantuntuva
* koura-automaatti
* kourakuormain
* kouransilmä
* kourasuoninen
* kouriintuntuva
* kovakourainen
* kuolleenkoura
* känsäkoura
* känsäkourainen
* mämmikoura
* rautakoura
* tuulaskoura

### See also

* kämmen
* käsi
* nyrkki

### Further reading

* “koura”, 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

* korua, kuroa, ruoka

## Maori
### Alternative forms

* kōura

### Etymology 1

Borrowing of English gold, with sounds changed to conform to Māori phonetics. Displaced whero.

#### Noun

koura
* gold
    Synonym: whero

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

koura
* koura (freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, endemic to New Zealand)