kurt

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kurz, korz (Moselle Franconian)
• koot (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. The word was borrowed around the time when the High German consonant shift ceased to be active, which explains the Old High German doublets kurt and kurz. The fact that within Central Franconian the t-form is northern, may imply that it has been reinforced by Low Franconian and Low German influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯t/

Adjective

kurt (masculine kurte, feminine and plural kurte or kurt, comparative kürter, superlative et kürzte or kürtste)

1. (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) short; not long

   Och, fröhter hätte mer us jeschammp, met su nem kurte Kleedche op de Stroß ze john!

   Oh, in my day we would have been ashamed to go outside in such a short dress!

Czech

Alternative forms

• court (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -urt

Noun

kurt m inan

1. court (place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games)

   Synonym: dvorec

Declension

Further reading

• kurt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kurt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kurt in Internetová jazyková příručka

Anagrams

• krut
• kutr

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurtti, of Baltic origin. Compare Latvian kurls (“deaf”) and Lithuanian kurtus, kurčias. Possibly a cognate to Finnish kuuro.

Adjective

kurt (genitive kurdi, partitive kurti, comparative kurdim, superlative kõige kurdim)

1. deaf

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏr̥t/

Noun

kurt n (genitive singular kurts, no plural)

1. chivalrous, courteous, well-mannered
2. modesty
3. (archaic) court

Declension

Derived terms

• með kurt og pí

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kūrt.

Noun

kurt

1. worm

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kurt”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, *ker- (“to cut”) (whence also cirst (“to cut, to strike”), q.v.). Given that in ancient times fire was produced by striking (e.g., a flint against metal), it is possible that kurt uguni originally meant “to cut, strike fire.” It is also possible that the meaning of kurt was influenced by that of a homophonous Proto-Indo-European stem *ker- (“to burn, to heat”) (whence karst, q.v., and also German Herd, English hearth), which may ultimately be related to *ker- (“to cut”). Cognates include Lithuanian kùrti (“to make fire; to make, to build, to found; to create; to run”), Old Prussian kūra (“he built”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): , IPA^(key):

Verb

kurt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present kuru, kur, kur, past kūru)

1. to light, to ignite (to make something start burning or producing heat)

   kurt uguni, ugunskuru ― to light a fire

   kurt krāsni, plīti ― to light the oven, the stove

2. to heat (to burn fuel in a stove in order to create heat in a certain room, building, etc.)

   kurt pirti ― to heat the bath, sauna

3. (figuratively) to encourage, to incite

   kurt naidu ― to light, incite hatred

Usage notes

Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term kurt (“to light, ignite”) according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• dedzināt
• kurināt

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

other derived terms:

• kurināt
• kurties
• kurtuve

Related terms

• iekurs
• ugunskurs

References

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

kurt (comparative kurttir, superlative herî kurt)

1. short

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -urt
• Syllabification: kurt
• Homophone: Kurd

Noun

kurt f

1. genitive plural of kurta

Turkish

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قورت (kurt), from Proto-Turkic *kūrt. Compare Azerbaijani qurd, Kazakh құрт (qūrt), Old Turkic (kurt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾt/

• Audio

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Noun

kurt (definite accusative kurdu, plural kurtlar)

1. A wolf; Canis lupus or any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
2. A soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect.

   elma kurdu ― apple maggot

3. (figurative) Someone who is very experienced about something or some place; a veteran, old hand.

Declension

Synonyms

• (wolf): börü (dial.)

Hyponyms

• bozkurt

Derived terms

• kurtçuk (diminutive)

Further reading

• “kurt”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu