/ˈkuroɑˣ/, [ˈkuro̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *kurodak, from Proto-Uralic *kure-.
- transitiveto gather (to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread)
- transitiveto plait, to fold, to double in narrow folds, to pleat
“kuroa röyhelö” — to plait a ruffle
- figuratively, transitiveto close, to catch up
“kuroa etumatkaa” — to close the gap / to catch up
Formskuron(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en kuro(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen kuronut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole kuronut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · kurot(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et kuro(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet kuronut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole kuronut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · kuroo(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei kuro(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on kuronut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole kuronut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · kuromme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme kuro(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme kuroneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole kuroneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · kurotte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette kuro(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette kuroneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole kuroneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)