purra

Contents

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰʊɹːa/
• Rhymes: -ʊɹːa

Etymology 1

Noun

purra f (genitive singular purru, plural purrur)

1. (dialectal) testicle

Declension

Declension of purra
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	purra	purran	purrur	purrurnar
accusative	purru	purruna	purrur	purrurnar
dative	purru	purruni	purrum	purrunum
genitive	purru	purrunnar	purra	purranna

Etymology 2

From Latin porrum.

Noun

purra f (genitive singular purru, plural purrur)

1. leek

Declension

Declension of purra
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	purra	purran	purrur	purrurnar
accusative	purru	purruna	purrur	purrurnar
dative	purru	purruni	purrum	purrunum
genitive	purru	purrunnar	purra	purranna

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Finnish

(index pu)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purdak, From Proto-Uralic *pore-. Cognates include Estonian purema and Northern Sami borrat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurːɑˣ/, [ˈpurːɑ(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: pur‧ra
• Rhymes: -urːɑ

Verb

purra

1. (transitive) To bite (more or less continuously, with the moment temporally not confined).

Conjugation

Inflection of purra (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		puren	en pure	1st sing.	olen purrut	en ole purrut
2nd sing.		puret	et pure	2nd sing.	olet purrut	et ole purrut
3rd sing.		puree	ei pure	3rd sing.	on purrut	ei ole purrut
1st plur.		puremme	emme pure	1st plur.	olemme purreet	emme ole purreet
2nd plur.		purette	ette pure	2nd plur.	olette purreet	ette ole purreet
3rd plur.		purevat	eivät pure	3rd plur.	ovat purreet	eivät ole purreet
passive		purraan	ei purra	passive	on purtu	ei ole purtu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purin	en purrut	1st sing.	olin purrut	en ollut purrut
2nd sing.		purit	et purrut	2nd sing.	olit purrut	et ollut purrut
3rd sing.		puri	ei purrut	3rd sing.	oli purrut	ei ollut purrut
1st plur.		purimme	emme purreet	1st plur.	olimme purreet	emme olleet purreet
2nd plur.		puritte	ette purreet	2nd plur.	olitte purreet	ette olleet purreet
3rd plur.		purivat	eivät purreet	3rd plur.	olivat purreet	eivät olleet purreet
passive		purtiin	ei purtu	passive	oli purtu	ei ollut purtu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purisin	en purisi	1st sing.	olisin purrut	en olisi purrut
2nd sing.		purisit	et purisi	2nd sing.	olisit purrut	et olisi purrut
3rd sing.		purisi	ei purisi	3rd sing.	olisi purrut	ei olisi purrut
1st plur.		purisimme	emme purisi	1st plur.	olisimme purreet	emme olisi purreet
2nd plur.		purisitte	ette purisi	2nd plur.	olisitte purreet	ette olisi purreet
3rd plur.		purisivat	eivät purisi	3rd plur.	olisivat purreet	eivät olisi purreet
passive		purtaisiin	ei purtaisi	passive	olisi purtu	ei olisi purtu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		pure	älä pure	2nd sing.	ole purrut	älä ole purrut
3rd sing.		purkoon	älköön purko	3rd sing.	olkoon purrut	älköön olko purrut
1st plur.		purkaamme	älkäämme purko	1st plur.	olkaamme purreet	älkäämme olko purreet
2nd plur.		purkaa	älkää purko	2nd plur.	olkaa purreet	älkää olko purreet
3rd plur.		purkoot	älkööt purko	3rd plur.	olkoot purreet	älkööt olko purreet
passive		purtakoon	älköön purtako	passive	olkoon purtu	älköön olko purtu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		purren	en purre	1st sing.	lienen purrut	en liene purrut
2nd sing.		purret	et purre	2nd sing.	lienet purrut	et liene purrut
3rd sing.		purree	ei purre	3rd sing.	lienee purrut	ei liene purrut
1st plur.		purremme	emme purre	1st plur.	lienemme purreet	emme liene purreet
2nd plur.		purrette	ette purre	2nd plur.	lienette purreet	ette liene purreet
3rd plur.		purrevat	eivät purre	3rd plur.	lienevät purreet	eivät liene purreet
passive		purtaneen	ei purtane	passive	lienee purtu	ei liene purtu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		purra		present	pureva	purtava
long 1st2		purrakseen		past	purrut	purtu
2nd	inessive1	purressa	purtaessa	agent1, 3	purema
	instructive	purren	—	negative	purematon
3rd	inessive	puremassa	—	1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix.
	elative	puremasta	—
	illative	puremaan	—
	adessive	puremalla	—
	abessive	purematta	—
	instructive	pureman	purtaman
4th	nominative	pureminen
	partitive	puremista
5th2		puremaisillaan

Derived terms

• nouns: purema, puru
• verbs: frequentative pureskella, pureksia; momentane puraista; reflexive pureutua; purettaa
• phrases: purra hammasta, purra ruokkivaa kättä

Anagrams

• parru

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Ingrian

Verb

purra

1. bite

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Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purdak, from Proto-Uralic *pore-.

Verb

purra

1. to bite

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purdak, from Proto-Uralic *pore-.

Verb

purra (first-person singular present purõn, first-person singular past purin)

1. to bite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "purra" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat