English
Proper noun
Pura
- A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from a North Germanic name starting with Bor, Bur (e.g. Old Swedish Bore) or as a byname/nickname from dialectal pura, purikka (“bull calf”) (probably from pura[1]).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpurɑ/, [ˈpurɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urɑ
- Syllabification(key): Pu‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): Pu‧ra
Proper noun
Pura
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Pura
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Purat
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| genitive
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Puran
|
Purien
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| partitive
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Puraa
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Puria
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| illative
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Puraan
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Puriin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
Pura
|
Purat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Pura
|
Purat
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| gen.
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Puran
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| genitive
|
Puran
|
Purien
Purain rare
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| partitive
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Puraa
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Puria
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| inessive
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Purassa
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Purissa
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| elative
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Purasta
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Purista
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| illative
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Puraan
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Puriin
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| adessive
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Puralla
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Purilla
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| ablative
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Puralta
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Purilta
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| allative
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Puralle
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Purille
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| essive
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Purana
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Purina
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| translative
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Puraksi
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Puriksi
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| abessive
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Puratta
|
Puritta
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| instructive
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—
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Purin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Purani
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Purani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Purani
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Purani
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| gen.
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Purani
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| genitive
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Purani
|
Purieni
Puraini rare
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| partitive
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Puraani
|
Puriani
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| inessive
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Purassani
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Purissani
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| elative
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Purastani
|
Puristani
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| illative
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Puraani
|
Puriini
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| adessive
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Purallani
|
Purillani
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| ablative
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Puraltani
|
Puriltani
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| allative
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Puralleni
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Purilleni
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| essive
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Puranani
|
Purinani
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| translative
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Purakseni
|
Purikseni
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| abessive
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Purattani
|
Purittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Purineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Purasi
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Purasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Purasi
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Purasi
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| gen.
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Purasi
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| genitive
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Purasi
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Puriesi
Puraisi rare
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| partitive
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Puraasi
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Puriasi
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| inessive
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Purassasi
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Purissasi
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| elative
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Purastasi
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Puristasi
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| illative
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Puraasi
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Puriisi
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| adessive
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Purallasi
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Purillasi
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| ablative
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Puraltasi
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Puriltasi
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| allative
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Purallesi
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Purillesi
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| essive
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Puranasi
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Purinasi
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| translative
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Puraksesi
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Puriksesi
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| abessive
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Purattasi
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Purittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Purinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Puramme
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Puramme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Puramme
|
Puramme
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| gen.
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Puramme
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| genitive
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Puramme
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Puriemme
Puraimme rare
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| partitive
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Puraamme
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Puriamme
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| inessive
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Purassamme
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Purissamme
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| elative
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Purastamme
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Puristamme
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| illative
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Puraamme
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Puriimme
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| adessive
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Purallamme
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Purillamme
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| ablative
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Puraltamme
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Puriltamme
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| allative
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Purallemme
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Purillemme
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| essive
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Puranamme
|
Purinamme
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| translative
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Puraksemme
|
Puriksemme
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| abessive
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Purattamme
|
Purittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Purinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Puranne
|
Puranne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Puranne
|
Puranne
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| gen.
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Puranne
|
| genitive
|
Puranne
|
Purienne
Purainne rare
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| partitive
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Puraanne
|
Purianne
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| inessive
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Purassanne
|
Purissanne
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| elative
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Purastanne
|
Puristanne
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| illative
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Puraanne
|
Puriinne
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| adessive
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Purallanne
|
Purillanne
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| ablative
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Puraltanne
|
Puriltanne
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| allative
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Purallenne
|
Purillenne
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| essive
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Purananne
|
Purinanne
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| translative
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Puraksenne
|
Puriksenne
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| abessive
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Purattanne
|
Purittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Purinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Puransa
|
Puransa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Puransa
|
Puransa
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| gen.
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Puransa
|
| genitive
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Puransa
|
Puriensa
Purainsa rare
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| partitive
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Puraansa
|
Puriaan
Puriansa
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| inessive
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Purassaan
Purassansa
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Purissaan
Purissansa
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| elative
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Purastaan
Purastansa
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Puristaan
Puristansa
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| illative
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Puraansa
|
Puriinsa
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| adessive
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Purallaan
Purallansa
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Purillaan
Purillansa
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| ablative
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Puraltaan
Puraltansa
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Puriltaan
Puriltansa
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| allative
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Puralleen
Purallensa
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Purilleen
Purillensa
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| essive
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Puranaan
Puranansa
|
Purinaan
Purinansa
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| translative
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Purakseen
Puraksensa
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Purikseen
Puriksensa
|
| abessive
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Purattaan
Purattansa
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Purittaan
Purittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Purineen
Purinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Pura belongs to 123 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN