English

Verb

curr ‎(third-person singular simple present currs, present participle curring, simple past and past participle curred)

1. To coo like an owl.

   The owlets hoot, the owlets curr. - William Wordsworth

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thurr

Etymology 1

A phonetic and semantic variant of thurr^[1].

Verb

curr ‎(first-person singular past tense curra, participle currur)

1. to prick up (ears)

Etymology 2

Either a nominal derivative of curr 'to prick up'^[2] or from the same root of Armenian սուր ‎(sur, “sword”) and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 ‎(hairus)^[3].

Noun

curr m (indefinite plural curra, definite singular curri, definite plural currat)

1. high rock

References

1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 48
2. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 48
3. ↑ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.96