seura

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *sëpra (compare Estonian sõber), probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian sēbrs (“friend”), Lithuanian sėbras (“companion”)). Erzya шабра (šabra) is possibly borrowed from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseu̯rɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞u̯rɑ̝] Rhymes: -eurɑ Syllabification(key): seu‧ra Hyphenation(key): seu‧ra === Noun === seura company (visitors, companionship) 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 the plural) (religious) convention, church convention (e.g. with speeches and performances of religious hymns) suviseurat ― Summer Services (annual Conservative Laestadian meeting) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== järjestö yhdistys ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Kven: seura === Further reading === “seura”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === eraus