kurs

See also: Kurs, Kurš, kurš, and kurs'

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French course.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuɾs/
  • Rhymes: -urs
  • Hyphenation: kurs

Noun

kurs m (plural kurse, definite kursi, definite plural kurset)

  1. course (education)
  2. (collective) student body
  3. (finance) exchange rate
  4. (technical) course: orientation of movement in ship, airplane etc.
  5. (figurative) political orientation of a party

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • kurs”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kurs”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 229

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin cursus (the act of running; course), from currō (run).

Noun

kurs

  1. course
  2. bearing

Declension

Declension of kurs
nominative kurs
genitive kursnıñ
dative kursqa
accusative kursnı
locative kursta
ablative kurstan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkurs]

Noun

kurs m inan

  1. alternative form of kurz

Declension

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From French cours, from Latin cursus. Related to kursus.

Noun

kurs c (singular definite kursen, plural indefinite kurser)

  1. course
  2. price, quotation, exchange rate

Inflection

Declension of kurs
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kurs kursen kurser kurserne
genitive kurs' kursens kursers kursernes

Noun

kurs c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kur

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch koers (rate, price), from Middle Dutch coers, from Middle French cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus. Doublet of kursus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊrs]
  • Hyphenation: kurs

Noun

kurs (plural kurs-kurs)

  1. (finance, trading) exchange rate
    Synonym: nilai tukar

Synonyms

  • kadar pertukaran (Standard Malay)

Descendants

  • Tetum: kurs

Further reading

Latvian

Verb

kurs

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of kurt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

kurs m (definite singular kursen, indefinite plural kurser, definite plural kursene)

  1. a course (direction of travel)
  2. an exchange rate
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kurs n (definite singular kurset, indefinite plural kurs or kurser, definite plural kursa or kursene)

  1. a course (series of lectures or lessons on a particular subject)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

kurs m (definite singular kursen, indefinite plural kursar, definite plural kursane)

  1. a course (direction of travel)
  2. an exchange rate
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kurs n (definite singular kurset, indefinite plural kurs, definite plural kursa)

  1. a course (series of lectures or lessons)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cursus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urs
  • Syllabification: kurs

Noun

kurs m inan (diminutive kursik, related adjective kursowy)

  1. (education) course (period of learning)
  2. (nautical) course
  3. (finance) exchange rate

Declension

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kurs, from Latin cursus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûrs/

Noun

kȕrs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ку̏рс)

  1. course (training, studying etc.)
  2. course, direction
  3. exchange rate

Declension

Declension of kurs
singular plural
nominative kȕrs kùrsevi
genitive kursa kursova
dative kursu kursovima
accusative kurs kursove
vocative kursu kursovi
locative kursu kursovima
instrumental kursom kursovima

Swedish

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin cursus. Doublet of kos.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɵʂ

Noun

kurs c

  1. course, class (learning program, or series of classes covering a single subject)
    Jag gick en kurs i spanska.
    I took a course in Spanish.
  2. course, the intended passage of voyage
    Vi får lägga om kurs om vi inte ska gå på grund.
    We'll have to change course if we don't want to run aground.
  3. rate, exchange rate
Declension
Derived terms
  • kursare
  • kurskamrat
  • överkurs (advanced course; overevaluation)
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʉːrs/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːʂ

Noun

kurs

  1. indefinite genitive singular of kur

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