kurr
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kurr (“growling”), of imitative origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kurr n (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)
- coo (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon)
Declension edit
declension of kurr
Related terms edit
Noun edit
kurr m (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)
Declension edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Noun edit
kurr m
Declension edit
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 | ||
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”).
Noun edit
kurr c
Declension edit
| Declension of kurr | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | kurr | kurret | — | — |
| Genitive | kurrs | kurrets | — | — |
Etymology 2 edit
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”).
Noun edit
kurr n
- (colloquial) a fight, a scrimmage, a scuffle
Declension edit
| Declension of kurr | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kurr | kurret | kurr | kurren |
| Genitive | kurrs | kurrets | kurrs | kurrens |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 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