Kur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kur"

English

Etymology 1

From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).

Proper noun

Kur

  1. A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
  2. In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
    Synonyms: Arali, Irkalla, Kigal, Kukku

Etymology 2

Proper noun

the Kur

  1. Alternative form of the Kur: a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
    • 1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321:
      In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Kur

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
See also
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kur terms

Anagrams

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kur/

Proper noun

Kur

  1. Khmer; Cambodia (language, people, or country)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuːɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Etymology 1

15th century, borrowed from Latin cura.

Noun

Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

  1. treatment at a health resort
  2. (now chiefly in compounds) cure, regimen
    Synonyms: Behandlung, Heilbehandlung, Heilverfahren
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kur die Kuren
genitive einer der Kur der Kuren
dative einer der Kur den Kuren
accusative eine die Kur die Kuren
Alternative forms
  • Cur (obsolete)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German kur(e), variant of kür(e), from Old High German kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi. Doublet of Kür.

Noun

Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

  1. (historical) the gathering which elected the emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kur die Kuren
genitive einer der Kur der Kuren
dative einer der Kur den Kuren
accusative eine die Kur die Kuren
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Further reading

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