cursus

English

Etymology

From Latin cursus.

Noun

cursus

  1. (rare) A course; a journey or progression.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 574:
      His cursus from Fréjus to Paris turned into a triumphal march, with whole towns and villages staging ceremonial entrées for him and cheering his passage.
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Dutch

Noun

cursus m (plural cursussen, diminutive cursusje)

  1. course
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French

Etymology

From Latin cursus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kyʁ.sys/

Noun

cursus m (plural cursus)

  1. course (learning program)
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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of currō (“run”).

Pronunciation

Participle

cursus m (feminine cursa, neuter cursum); first/second declension

  1. (of a race, journey) run, having been run
  2. travelled through, traversed, ran, having been traversed

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative cursus cursa cursum cursī cursae cursa
genitive cursī cursae cursī cursōrum cursārum cursōrum
dative cursō cursae cursō cursīs cursīs cursīs
accusative cursum cursam cursum cursōs cursās cursa
ablative cursō cursā cursō cursīs cursīs cursīs
vocative curse cursa cursum cursī cursae cursa

Noun

cursus (genitive cursūs); m, fourth declension

  1. The act of running; race.
  2. Course, way, passage, journey; tendency.
  3. Journey, march, voyage, passage.
  4. (figuratively) Course, progress, direction, development, succession, passage; career.

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative cursus cursūs
genitive cursūs cursuum
dative cursuī cursibus
accusative cursum cursūs
ablative cursū cursibus
vocative cursus cursūs

Derived terms

  • cursuālis

Related terms

  • cursim
  • cursiō
  • cursitātiō
  • cursitō

Descendants

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