kurr
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kurr (“growling”), of imitative origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kurr n (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)
- coo (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon)
Declension[edit]
declension of kurr
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
kurr m (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)
Declension[edit]
declension of kurr
Northern Kurdish[edit]
Noun[edit]
kurr m
Declension[edit]
Declension of kurr
Definite masculine gender | ||||
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Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | kurr | kurr | ||
Construct | kurrê | kurrên | ||
Oblique | kurrî | kurran | ||
Demonstrative oblique | wî kurrî | wan kurran | ||
Vocative | kurro | kurrino | ||
Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | kurrek | kurrin | ||
Construct | kurrekî | kurrine | ||
Oblique | kurrekî | kurrinan |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verb kurra (“to rumble”), from Old Norse kurr (“growling”), of imitative origin. The Norse word was borrowed into Middle English curre (“aggressive dog”).
Noun[edit]
kurr c
Declension[edit]
Declension of kurr | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | kurr | kurret | — | — |
Genitive | kurrs | kurrets | — | — |
Etymology 2[edit]
From Tavringer Romani kura (“to hit, to punch”), from Romani kur- (“to hit, to beat, to fight”). Related to Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, “to pound, to strike”).
Noun[edit]
kurr n
- (colloquial) a fight, a scrimmage, a scuffle
Declension[edit]
Declension of kurr | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kurr | kurret | kurr | kurren |
Genitive | kurrs | kurrets | kurrs | kurrens |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- kurr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kurr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kurr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “kurr”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 88
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic onomatopoeias
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏrː
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ʏrː/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Northern Kurdish lemmas
- Northern Kurdish nouns
- Northern Kurdish masculine nouns
- Northern Kurdish terms with usage examples
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ɵr
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Swedish onomatopoeias
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- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms borrowed from Tavringer Romani
- Swedish terms derived from Tavringer Romani
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