Unknown. Latin curvus (“bent”) and Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós) look tempting to compare, but it is impossible to extract a phonologically valid root from these.[1]
*kurros
O/ā-stem | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurros | *kurrou | *kurroi |
vocative | *kurre | *kurrou | *kurroi |
accusative | *kurrom | *kurrou | *kurroms |
genitive | *kurrī | *kurrous | *kurrom |
dative | *kurrūi | *kurrobom | *kurrobos |
instrumental | *kurrū | *kurrobim | *kurrobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurrā | *kurrai | *kurrās |
vocative | *kurrā | *kurrai | *kurrās |
accusative | *kurram | *kurrai | *kurrams |
genitive | *kurrās | *kurrous | *kurrom |
dative | *kurrai | *kurrābom | *kurrābos |
instrumental | *? | *kurrābim | *kurrābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurrom | *kurrou | *kurrā |
vocative | *kurrom | *kurrou | *kurrā |
accusative | *kurrom | *kurrou | *kurrā |
genitive | *kurrī | *kurrous | *kurrom |
dative | *kurrūi | *kurrobom | *kurrobos |
instrumental | *kurrū | *kurrobim | *kurrobis |
Declension of the comparative | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurryūs | *? | *kurryoses |
vocative | *kurryūs | *? | *kurryoses |
accusative | *kurryosam | *? | *kurryosams |
genitive | *kurrisos | *? | *kurrisom |
dative | *kurrisei | *? | *kurrisbos |
instrumental | *kurrisī | *? | *kurrisbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurryūs | *? | *kurryoses |
vocative | *kurryūs | *? | *kurryoses |
accusative | *kurryosam | *? | *kurryosams |
genitive | *kurrisos | *? | *kurrisom |
dative | *kurrisei | *? | *kurrisbos |
instrumental | *kurrisī | *? | *kurrisbis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *kurris | *? | *? |
vocative | *kurris | *? | *? |
accusative | *kurris | *? | *? |
genitive | *kurrisos | *? | *kurrisom |
dative | *kurrisei | *? | *kurrisbos |
instrumental | *kurrisī | *? | *kurrisbis |