Kur
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kur"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).
Proper noun edit
Kur
- A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
- In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Kur
- Alternative form of Kura (“a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan”).
- 1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321:
- In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.
Anagrams edit
Eastern Cham edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kur
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
Declension edit
Declension of Kur [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German kure, variant of küre, from Old High German kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi. Doublet of Kür.
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Noun edit
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
- (historical) the gathering which elected the king or emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire
Declension edit
Declension of Kur [feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Kur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Kur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kur (Behandlung, Pflege)” in Duden online
- “Kur (Wahl)” in Duden online