kurr

Icelandic

From Old Norse kurr (“growling”), of imitative origin.

kurr n (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)

declension of kurr

kurr m (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)

declension of kurr

kurr m

Declension of kurr

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kurr	kurr
Construct	kurrê	kurrên
Oblique	kurrî	kurran
Demonstrative oblique	wî kurrî	wan kurran
Vocative	kurro	kurrino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kurrek	kurrin
Construct	kurrekî	kurrine
Oblique	kurrekî	kurrinan

From the verb kurra (“to rumble”), from Old Norse kurr (“growling”), of imitative origin. The Norse word was borrowed into Middle English curre (“aggressive dog”).

kurr c

From Tavringer Romani kura (“to hit, to punch”), from Romani kur- (“to hit, to beat, to fight”). Related to Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, “to pound, to strike”).

kurr n

kurr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
kurr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
kurr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Gerd Carling (2005) “kurr”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 88