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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́рва • (kúrva) f pers (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural ку́рваў)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
- (vulgar) bitch, slut
Declension
Declension of ку́рва (pr hard fem-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury (v-stem). By surface analysis, кур (kur, “rooster, cock”) + -ва (-va).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́рва • (kúrva) f
- (originally) cocotte, brood hen
- (vulgar) whore, slut (debauched woman)
- Synonyms: кучка (kučka), развратница (razvratnica), блудница (bludnica), шаврантия (šavrantija), пачавра (pačavra)
Declension
References
- “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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.
Pronunciation
Noun
курва • (kurva) f (plural курви, relational adjective курвин or курвински, diminutive курвичка or курвиче, augmentative курвиште or курветина)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
- (vulgar) bitch, slut
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “курва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva), from Proto-Slavic *kury. Cognate with Russian ку́рва (kúrva), Polish kurwa and Old Church Slavonic коуръва (kurŭva).
Noun
курва • (kurva) f (genitive курвы, nominative plural курвы, genitive plural курвъ)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
Descendants
Further reading
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva, “prostitute, whore”), from Proto-Slavic *kury (“whore”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́рва • (kúrva) f anim (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural курв) (vulgar)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
- (vulgar) bitch, slut
- (vulgar, rare) bastard
Declension
Synonyms
Interjection
ку́рва • (kúrva)
- (vulgar, dated) fuck!, shit! bollocks!
Related terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.
Pronunciation
Noun
ку̑рва f (Latin spelling kȗrva, augmentative курвѐтина, relational adjective ку̀рвӣнскӣ)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
- (vulgar) bitch, slut
Declension
Descendants
References
- “курва” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́рва • (kúrva) f inan (genitive ку́рви, nominative plural ку́рви, genitive plural курв)
- (vulgar) whore, prostitute
Declension
Declension of ку́рва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Interjection
курва • (kurva)
- (vulgar, swear word) fuck!, shit!, for fuck's sake!, bugger!
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “курва”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “курва”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “курва”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)