noora

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Noora

Fula

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Fula-Serer *noox/r, whence also Serer noox.[1]

Noun

[edit]

noora mba

  1. (Pular) crocodile, caiman

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 130

Ingrian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *noora. Cognates include Finnish nuora and Veps nor.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

noora

  1. cord, string

Declension

[edit]
Declension of noora (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative noora noorat
genitive nooran nooriin
partitive nooraa nooria
illative nooraa noorii
inessive nooraas nooriis
elative noorast noorist
allative nooralle noorille
adessive nooraal nooriil
ablative nooralt noorilt
translative nooraks nooriks
essive nooranna, nooraan noorinna, nooriin
exessive1) noorant noorint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 347

Kikuyu

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

noora (infinitive kũnoora)

  1. to sharpen (on grindstone)
[edit]

(Nouns)

References

[edit]
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).