hurraa

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Swedish hurra, from German hurra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhurːɑː/, [ˈhurːɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -urːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): hur‧raa

Interjection

hurraa

1. hurrah!

Derived terms

• hurrata

 

compounds

• hurraa-huuto
• hurraaisänmaallisuus

 

Further reading

• “hurraa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhurːɑː/, [ˈhurːɑ̝ː] (indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhurːɑːˣ/, [ˈhurːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
• Rhymes: -urːɑː
• Syllabification^(key): hur‧raa

Verb

hurraa

1. inflection of hurrata:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. present active indicative connegative
   4. second-person singular imperative connegative