koru

See also: korú, kōru, and körü

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Māori korubor.

English koru

Borrowed from Māori koru.

Noun

koru (plural korus or koru)

1. A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in Māori art.

Anagrams

• RUOK, ruok

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾu/ [ko.ɾu]
• Rhymes: -oɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: ko‧ru

Noun

koru inan

1. choir

   Synonym: abesbatza

Declension

Declension of koru (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	koru	korua	koruak	koruok
ergative	koruk	koruak	koruek	koruok
dative	koruri	koruari	koruei	koruoi
genitive	koruren	koruaren	koruen	koruon
comitative	korurekin	koruarekin	koruekin	koruokin
causative	korurengatik	koruarengatik	koruengatik	koruongatik
benefactive	korurentzat	koruarentzat	koruentzat	koruontzat
instrumental	koruz	koruaz	koruez	koruotaz
inessive	korutan	koruan	koruetan	koruotan
locative	korutako	koruko	koruetako	koruotako
allative	korutara	korura	koruetara	koruotara
terminative	korutaraino	koruraino	koruetaraino	koruotaraino
directive	korutarantz	korurantz	koruetarantz	koruotarantz
destinative	korutarako	korurako	koruetarako	koruotarako
ablative	korutatik	korutik	koruetatik	koruotatik
partitive	korurik	—	—	—
prolative	korutzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “koru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “koru”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

korea (“decorated”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoru/, [ˈko̞ru]
• Rhymes: -oru
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ru
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧ru

Noun

koru

1. piece of jewellery, jewel

Declension

Inflection of koru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		koru	korut
genitive		korun	korujen
partitive		korua	koruja
illative		koruun	koruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koru	korut
accusative	nom.	koru	korut
	gen.	korun
genitive		korun	korujen
partitive		korua	koruja
inessive		korussa	koruissa
elative		korusta	koruista
illative		koruun	koruihin
adessive		korulla	koruilla
ablative		korulta	koruilta
allative		korulle	koruille
essive		koruna	koruina
translative		koruksi	koruiksi
abessive		korutta	koruitta
instructive		—	koruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koruni koruni accusative nom. koruni koruni gen. koruni genitive koruni korujeni partitive koruani korujani inessive korussani koruissani elative korustani koruistani illative koruuni koruihini adessive korullani koruillani ablative korultani koruiltani allative korulleni koruilleni essive korunani koruinani translative korukseni koruikseni abessive koruttani koruittani instructive — — comitative — koruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korusi korusi accusative nom. korusi korusi gen. korusi genitive korusi korujesi partitive koruasi korujasi inessive korussasi koruissasi elative korustasi koruistasi illative koruusi koruihisi adessive korullasi koruillasi ablative korultasi koruiltasi allative korullesi koruillesi essive korunasi koruinasi translative koruksesi koruiksesi abessive koruttasi koruittasi instructive — — comitative — koruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korumme korumme accusative nom. korumme korumme gen. korumme genitive korumme korujemme partitive koruamme korujamme inessive korussamme koruissamme elative korustamme koruistamme illative koruumme koruihimme adessive korullamme koruillamme ablative korultamme koruiltamme allative korullemme koruillemme essive korunamme koruinamme translative koruksemme koruiksemme abessive koruttamme koruittamme instructive — — comitative — koruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korunne korunne accusative nom. korunne korunne gen. korunne genitive korunne korujenne partitive koruanne korujanne inessive korussanne koruissanne elative korustanne koruistanne illative koruunne koruihinne adessive korullanne koruillanne ablative korultanne koruiltanne allative korullenne koruillenne essive korunanne koruinanne translative koruksenne koruiksenne abessive koruttanne koruittanne instructive — — comitative — koruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative korunsa korunsa accusative nom. korunsa korunsa gen. korunsa genitive korunsa korujensa partitive koruaan koruansa korujaan korujansa inessive korussaan korussansa koruissaan koruissansa elative korustaan korustansa koruistaan koruistansa illative koruunsa koruihinsa adessive korullaan korullansa koruillaan koruillansa ablative korultaan korultansa koruiltaan koruiltansa allative korulleen korullensa koruilleen koruillensa essive korunaan korunansa koruinaan koruinansa translative korukseen koruksensa koruikseen koruiksensa abessive koruttaan koruttansa koruittaan koruittansa instructive — — comitative — koruineen koruinensa

Derived terms

• koruton

compounds

• hammaskoru
• hiuskoru
• hopeakoru
• huulikoru
• jalokivikoru
• kameekoru
• kaulakoru
• koruahven
• koruesine
• korukannet
• korukantinen
• korukieli
• korukirjain
• korukivi
• korukuvio
• korulause
• koruliike
• korulipas
• korumonninen
• koruneula
• koruommel
• koruommella
• koruompelija
• koruompelu
• korupainos
• korupitta
• korupuhe
• korurasia
• koruripsimonni
• korusana
• koruseppä
• korusuunnittelija
• korusähke
• korusävel
• korutaide
• korutarvike
• koruteollisuus
• korutetra
• korvakoru
• kultakoru
• metallikoru
• muotikoru
• napakoru
• nenäkoru
• nilkkakoru
• platinakoru
• pronssikoru
• pukukoru
• rannekoru
• rihkamakoru
• riipuskoru
• rintakoru
• rustokoru
• strassikoru
• timanttikoru

Further reading

• “koru”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kuro, ruko

Latvian

Noun

koru m

1. genitive plural of koris

Noun

koru f

1. genitive plural of kore

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kolu ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəluŋ (compare with Malay gelung “loop”) from *-luŋ (“bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoru/ [ˈkɔɾʉ]

Noun

koru

1. coil, loop

Adjective

koru

1. coiled, looped

Derived terms

• korukoru

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “koru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 171
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “koru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kòru f (definite singular kòro, indefinite plural kòrur, definite plural kòrune)

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Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوری (koru, “reserve, enclosure, protected forest”), itself from Proto-Turkic *kōrïg (“enclosure, enclosed area”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (korïg), Azerbaijani qoruq and Uzbek qoʻriq.

Noun

koru (definite accusative koruyu, plural korular)

1. grove

Declension

Declension of koru

singular plural nominative koru korular definite accusative koruyu koruları dative koruya korulara locative koruda korularda ablative korudan korulardan genitive korunun koruların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular korum korularım 2nd singular korun koruların 3rd singular korusu koruları 1st plural korumuz korularımız 2nd plural korunuz korularınız 3rd plural koruları koruları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular korumu korularımı 2nd singular korunu korularını 3rd singular korusunu korularını 1st plural korumuzu korularımızı 2nd plural korunuzu korularınızı 3rd plural korularını korularını dative singular plural 1st singular koruma korularıma 2nd singular koruna korularına 3rd singular korusuna korularına 1st plural korumuza korularımıza 2nd plural korunuza korularınıza 3rd plural korularına korularına locative singular plural 1st singular korumda korularımda 2nd singular korunda korularında 3rd singular korusunda korularında 1st plural korumuzda korularımızda 2nd plural korunuzda korularınızda 3rd plural korularında korularında ablative singular plural 1st singular korumdan korularımdan 2nd singular korundan korularından 3rd singular korusundan korularından 1st plural korumuzdan korularımızdan 2nd plural korunuzdan korularınızdan 3rd plural korularından korularından genitive singular plural 1st singular korumun korularımın 2nd singular korunun korularının 3rd singular korusunun korularının 1st plural korumuzun korularımızın 2nd plural korunuzun korularınızın 3rd plural korularının korularının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular koruyum korularım 2nd singular korusun korularsın 3rd singular koru korudur korular korulardır 1st plural koruyuz korularız 2nd plural korusunuz korularsınız 3rd plural korular korulardır

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

koru

1. definite accusative singular of kor
2. third-person singular possessive singular of kor

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

koru

1. second-person singular imperative of korumak