Huri

See also: huri

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːʁi/
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Noun

Huri f (genitive Huri, plural Huris)

  1. houri
    • 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, West-östlicher Divan‎:
      Um ihre Pflicht nicht zu versäumen, / Um einem Deutschen zu gefallen, / Spricht eine Huri in Knittelreimen.
      To not fall short of her obligation, / To find liking in a German, / A houri speaks in knittelrhymes.

Declension
Declension of Huri [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Huri die Huris
genitive einer der Huri der Huris
dative einer der Huri den Huris
accusative eine die Huri die Huris

Further reading
  • “Huri” in Duden online
  • “Huri” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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