Pura
Finnish
editEtymology
editPossibly 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[1]).[2]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPura
- a Finnish surname
Declension
editInflection of Pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Pura | Purat | |
genitive | Puran | Purien | |
partitive | Puraa | Puria | |
illative | Puraan | Puriin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Pura | Purat | |
accusative | nom. | Pura | Purat |
gen. | Puran | ||
genitive | Puran | Purien Purain rare | |
partitive | Puraa | Puria | |
inessive | Purassa | Purissa | |
elative | Purasta | Purista | |
illative | Puraan | Puriin | |
adessive | Puralla | Purilla | |
ablative | Puralta | Purilta | |
allative | Puralle | Purille | |
essive | Purana | Purina | |
translative | Puraksi | Puriksi | |
abessive | Puratta | Puritta | |
instructive | — | Purin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- 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
edit- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN