hurra

See also: Hurra and hurrà

English

Interjection

hurra

1. Alternative form of hurrah

Noun

hurra (plural hurras)

1. Alternative form of hurrah

Verb

hurra (third-person singular simple present hurras, present participle hurraing, simple past and past participle hurraed)

1. Alternative form of hurrah

Basque

Adjective

hurra

1. absolutive singular of hur

Noun

hurra

1. absolutive singular of hur

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ (“whore; adulteress”). Cognate with German Hure, English whore.

Noun

hurra f

1. (Sette Comuni) prostitute

Further reading

• “hurra” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

German

Alternative forms

• hurrah

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German hurrā, an imperative from hurren (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʊˈraː/, [hʊˈʁaː], [huˈʁaː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aː

Interjection

hurra

1. hooray

Derived terms

• hipp, hipp, hurra

Derived terms

• Hurra n
• Hurrapatriotismus

Further reading

• “hurra” in Duden online
• “hurra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

hurra

1. Alternative spelling of hura

Further reading

• hurra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/ [ˈu.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁa/ [ˈu.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʁɐ/

Interjection

hurra!

1. hurrah

Derived terms

• hip hip hurra!

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hurrah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈura/ [ˈu.ra]
• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: hu‧rra

Interjection

¡hurra!

1. hurrah

Derived terms

• ¡hip hip hurra!

 

Noun

hurra f (plural hurras)

1. cheer

Further reading

• “hurra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from German hurren (“to hasten”); see hurra.

Interjection

hurra!

1. hooray!

Derived terms

• hipp, hipp, hurra!

Verb

hurra (present hurrar, preterite hurrade, supine hurrat, imperative hurra)

1. to cheer, to hooray

Conjugation

Conjugation of hurra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	hurra		hurras
Supine	hurrat		hurrats
Imperative	hurra		—
Imper. plural1	hurren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hurrar	hurrade	hurras	hurrades
Ind. plural1	hurra	hurrade	hurras	hurrades
Subjunctive2	hurre	hurrade	hurres	hurrades
	Participles
Present participle	hurrande
Past participle	hurrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• fira
• hissa
• hurrare
• hurring
• jubla

References

• hurra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hurra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hurra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)