kurant

See also: Kurant

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.rant/

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• Rhymes: -urant
• Syllabification: ku‧rant

Noun

kurant m inan (diminutive kurancik)

1. (music) carillon, chime (ringing component placed in a clock, music box, etc., playing a tune)
2. (music) melody played by such a mechanism

Declension

Declension of kurant

	singular	plural
nominative	kurant	kuranty
genitive	kurantu	kurantów
dative	kurantowi	kurantom
accusative	kurant	kuranty
instrumental	kurantem	kurantami
locative	kurancie	kurantach
vocative	kurancie	kuranty

Noun

kurant m animal (diminutive kurancik)

1. courante (old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre)
2. (music) music for this dance

Declension

Declension of kurant

	singular	plural
nominative	kurant	kuranty
genitive	kuranta	kurantów
dative	kurantowi	kurantom
accusative	kuranta	kuranty
instrumental	kurantem	kurantami
locative	kurancie	kurantach
vocative	kurancie	kuranty

Derived terms

adjective

• kurantowy

 

Further reading

• kurant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kurant in Polish dictionaries at PWN