See also: kurva, kùrva, kurwą, and kùrwa

Belarusian

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).

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ку́рва (kúrvaf pers (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural ку́рваў)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute
  2. (vulgar) bitch, slut

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury (v-stem). By surface analysis, кур (kur, rooster, cock) +‎ -ва (-va).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkurvɐ]
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ку́рва (kúrvaf

  1. (originally) cocotte, brood hen
  2. (vulgar) whore, slut (debauched woman)
    Synonyms: кучка (kučka), развратница (razvratnica), блудница (bludnica), шаврантия (šavrantija), пачавра (pačavra)

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References

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  • курва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • курва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkurva]
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  • Hyphenation: кур‧ва

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курва (kurvaf (plural курви, relational adjective курвин or курвински, diminutive курвичка or курвиче, augmentative курвиште or курветина)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute
  2. (vulgar) bitch, slut

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  • курва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva), from Proto-Slavic *kury. Cognate with Russian ку́рва (kúrva), Polish kurwa and Old Church Slavonic коуръва (kurŭva).

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курва (kurvaf (genitive курвы, nominative plural курвы, genitive plural курвъ)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: ку́рва (kúrva)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ку́рва (kúrva)
  • Ukrainian: ку́рва (kúrva)

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Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “курва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 238

  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “курва”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 192
  • Tymchenko, E. K. (2002) “курва”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 392

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva, prostitute, whore), from Proto-Slavic *kury (whore).

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ку́рва (kúrvaf anim (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural курв) (vulgar)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute
  2. (vulgar) bitch, slut
  3. (vulgar, rare) bastard

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ку́рва (kúrva)

  1. (vulgar, dated) fuck!, shit! bollocks!
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Serbo-Croatian

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

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ку̑рва f (Latin spelling kȗrva, augmentative курвѐтина, relational adjective ку̀рвӣнскӣ)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute
  2. (vulgar) bitch, slut

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Ukrainian

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).

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ку́рва (kúrvaf inan (genitive ку́рви, nominative plural ку́рви, genitive plural курв)

  1. (vulgar) whore, prostitute

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курва (kurva)

  1. (vulgar, swear word) fuck!, shit!, for fuck's sake!, bugger!

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