Kurre
German
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
editKurre f (genitive Kurre, plural Kurren)
- (Northern Germany, fishing) Synonym of Schleppnetz (“dragnet”)
- 1921 [1913], Gorch Fock [pseudonym; Johann Kinau], Seefahrt ist not!, page 190:
- Lange Wachen gibt es: der Streek dauert drei bis vier Stunden; saure Arbeit, denn die Zungen sitzen mehr im Schlick als im Sand und die Kurre ist oft nicht zu hieven.
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Declension
editSwedish
editEtymology
editAffix of Kur(t) + r (“gemination”) + -e (“hypocoristic suffix”).
Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming.
Proper noun
editKurre c (genitive Kurres)
- a diminutive of the male given name Kurt
- Kurt Eber "Kurre" Österberg, b. 1929
- Kurt Roland "Kurre" Hamrin, b. 1934
- a male given name, based on the diminutive above
- Kurre Lansburgh, b. 1977
Statistics
edit- According to 2022 Statistics Sweden, the given name Kurre belong to 37 men in Sweden.
See also
edit- kurre (“squirrel; oddball”)
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