/ˈseu̯rɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞u̯rɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *sëpra (compare Estonian sõber), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian sēbrs (“friend”), Lithuanian sėbras (“companion”)). Erzya шабра (šabra) is possibly borrowed from the same source.
- company (visitors, companionship)
“Hän on hyvässä seurassa.” — He is in good company.
- society (association, especially a cultural or scientific one)
“Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura” — Finnish Literature Society
“Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta” — Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
- club, circle (association of members joining together for some common purpose)
“urheiluseura” — sports club
“pursiseura” — yacht club
“ompeluseura” — sewing circle
- in-plural(religious) convention, church convention (e.g. with speeches and performances of religious hymns)
“suviseurat” — Summer Services (annual Conservative Laestadian meeting)
Muodotseura(nominative, singular) · seurat(nominative, plural) · seura(accusative, nominative, singular) · seurat(accusative, nominative, plural) · seuran(accusative, genitive, singular) · seurat(accusative, genitive, plural) · seuran(genitive, singular) · seurojen(genitive, plural) · seurain(genitive, plural, rare) · seuraa(partitive, singular) · seuroja(partitive, plural) · seurassa(inessive, singular) · seuroissa(inessive, plural) · seurasta(elative, singular) · seuroista(elative, plural) · seuraan(illative, singular) · seuroihin(illative, plural) · seuralla(adessive, singular) · seuroilla(adessive, plural) · seuralta(ablative, singular)