kaura

See also: Kaura

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kakra, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hagrō (whence Old Swedish haghre, dialectal Swedish hagre and Old Gutnish hagri). Cognates include Karelian kakra, Livonian kagr, Estonian kaer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kau‧ra

Noun

kaura

1. oat, oats (plant or grain)
   1. oat (Avena sativa)

      Synonym: peltokaura

   2. oat (any plant in the genus Avena)

      Synonym: elokaura

   3. oat, oats (grain obtained from Avena sativa or a related plant in the genus Avena)

Declension

Inflection of kaura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kaura	kaurat
genitive		kauran	kaurojen
partitive		kauraa	kauroja
illative		kauraan	kauroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaura	kaurat
accusative	nom.	kaura	kaurat
	gen.	kauran
genitive		kauran	kaurojen kaurain rare
partitive		kauraa	kauroja
inessive		kaurassa	kauroissa
elative		kaurasta	kauroista
illative		kauraan	kauroihin
adessive		kauralla	kauroilla
ablative		kauralta	kauroilta
allative		kauralle	kauroille
essive		kaurana	kauroina
translative		kauraksi	kauroiksi
abessive		kauratta	kauroitta
instructive		—	kauroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kaura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaurani kaurani accusative nom. kaurani kaurani gen. kaurani genitive kaurani kaurojeni kauraini rare partitive kauraani kaurojani inessive kaurassani kauroissani elative kaurastani kauroistani illative kauraani kauroihini adessive kaurallani kauroillani ablative kauraltani kauroiltani allative kauralleni kauroilleni essive kauranani kauroinani translative kaurakseni kauroikseni abessive kaurattani kauroittani instructive — — comitative — kauroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaurasi kaurasi accusative nom. kaurasi kaurasi gen. kaurasi genitive kaurasi kaurojesi kauraisi rare partitive kauraasi kaurojasi inessive kaurassasi kauroissasi elative kaurastasi kauroistasi illative kauraasi kauroihisi adessive kaurallasi kauroillasi ablative kauraltasi kauroiltasi allative kaurallesi kauroillesi essive kauranasi kauroinasi translative kauraksesi kauroiksesi abessive kaurattasi kauroittasi instructive — — comitative — kauroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kauramme kauramme accusative nom. kauramme kauramme gen. kauramme genitive kauramme kaurojemme kauraimme rare partitive kauraamme kaurojamme inessive kaurassamme kauroissamme elative kaurastamme kauroistamme illative kauraamme kauroihimme adessive kaurallamme kauroillamme ablative kauraltamme kauroiltamme allative kaurallemme kauroillemme essive kauranamme kauroinamme translative kauraksemme kauroiksemme abessive kaurattamme kauroittamme instructive — — comitative — kauroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kauranne kauranne accusative nom. kauranne kauranne gen. kauranne genitive kauranne kaurojenne kaurainne rare partitive kauraanne kaurojanne inessive kaurassanne kauroissanne elative kaurastanne kauroistanne illative kauraanne kauroihinne adessive kaurallanne kauroillanne ablative kauraltanne kauroiltanne allative kaurallenne kauroillenne essive kaurananne kauroinanne translative kauraksenne kauroiksenne abessive kaurattanne kauroittanne instructive — — comitative — kauroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kauransa kauransa accusative nom. kauransa kauransa gen. kauransa genitive kauransa kaurojensa kaurainsa rare partitive kauraansa kaurojaan kaurojansa inessive kaurassaan kaurassansa kauroissaan kauroissansa elative kaurastaan kaurastansa kauroistaan kauroistansa illative kauraansa kauroihinsa adessive kaurallaan kaurallansa kauroillaan kauroillansa ablative kauraltaan kauraltansa kauroiltaan kauroiltansa allative kauralleen kaurallensa kauroilleen kauroillensa essive kauranaan kauranansa kauroinaan kauroinansa translative kaurakseen kauraksensa kauroikseen kauroiksensa abessive kaurattaan kaurattansa kauroittaan kauroittansa instructive — — comitative — kauroineen kauroinensa

Derived terms

• kaurainen
• kaurakko

 

compounds

• elokaura
• hukkakaura
• kaurahattu
• kaurahiutale
• kaurajauho
• kaurajuoma
• kaurajuuri
• kaurakeksi
• kaurakiisseli
• kauralastu
• kauraleipä
• kauralese
• kauraliemi
• kauramaito
• kauramoottori
• Kauramäki
• kauranjyvä
• kauranleikkuu
• kauranmiinaajakärpänen
• kaurannoki
• kauransiemen
• kauranviljely
• kaurapelto
• kaurapussi
• kaurapuuro
• kaurarouhe
• kauraryyni
• kaurasuurimo
• kauravelli
• maatiaiskaura
• nyhtökaura
• papinkaura
• peltokaura
• peruskaura
• punakaura
• rantakaura
• rehukaura
• siemenkaura
• villikaura

 

Further reading

• “kaura”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• karua, kuraa, raaku

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *qauʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qauʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qauʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaura/

Noun

kaura

1. bamboo

Further reading

• Ross, Malcolm D. (2008) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 3, Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)