kurz

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the past participle of Latin curro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

kurz m inan (related adjective kurzovní)

  1. course (period of learning)
  2. course (direction of movement of a vessel)
  3. rate (in exchange rate)

Declension

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Related terms

Further reading

  • kurz in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with English curt, Swedish kort.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kurz (strong nominative masculine singular kurzer, comparative kürzer, superlative am kürzesten)

  1. short, brief
  2. concise

Declension

Adverb

kurz

  1. briefly, in short

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kurz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kurz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kurz” in Duden online

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kurt, a very late borrowing from Latin curtus, therefore forms with and without shift of -t-. Compare a similar situation in German Pforte.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kurz

  1. short

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: kurz, korz, kurt

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Deverbal from kurzyć. Compare Czech kouř.

Pronunciation

Noun

kurz m inan

  1. dust

Declension

Related terms

Verb

kurz

  1. second-person singular imperative of kurzyć

Further reading

  • kurz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kurz in Polish dictionaries at PWN