English

Noun

kurti ‎(plural kurtis)

1. Alternative form of kurta

Latvian

Participle

kurti

1. nominative plural masculine form of kurts

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-^[1]. Cognates include Latvian kur̃t ‎(“to light, kindle”)^[1] and Sanskrit कृणोति ‎(kṛṇóti, “to injure, do^[1], make^[1]”). Compare Russian кури́ть ‎(kurítʹ, “to smoke”)^[1], a Latin noun carbō m ‎(“charcoal”)^[1] and an Old Icelandic noun hyrr m ‎(“fire”)^[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrʲtʲɪ]

Verb

kùrti ‎(third-person present tense kùria, third-person past tense kū́rė) ^[2]

1. (transitive) to kindle, light

   kurti ugnį^[2] - to kindle a fire

   krosnį kurti^[2] - to light the stove

2. (transitive) to build

   namus, mokyklą kurti^[2] - to build houses, a school

3. (transitive) to establish, set up

   organizaciją, valstybę kurti^[2] - to establish an organization, a state

4. (transitive) to create, make

   eilėraščius, romanus kurti^[2] - to create poems, novels

5. (intransitive) to run

   Vaikai į mišką iškūrė.^[2]

   The children ran into the forest.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to kindle): degti, uždegti
• (to build): rengti, statyti, taisyti
• (to establish): organizuoti, steigti
• (to run): pūsti

Related terms

• (verb) kūrenti

Derived terms

See also

• daryti, gaminti; bėgti

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 257. ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 “kurti” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

• “kurti” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė

Novial

Adjective

kurti ‎(shortened kurt)

1. short