English

Proper noun

Kur

1. In Sumerian mythology, primarily a mountain or mountains, and usually referred to the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.

Anagrams

• Ukr.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From Latin cura.

Noun

Kur f ‎(genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

1. cure, regimen
2. treatment at a health resort

Derived terms

• Kurort
• Radikalkur

External links

• Kur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Etymology 2

From Middle High German, from Old High German kuri, from Proto-Germanic *kuziz ‎(“choice”). Compare Kür,küren.

Alternative forms

• Chur (archaic)

Noun

Kur f ‎(genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

1. the gathering which elected the king or emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire

Derived terms

• Kurfürst, kurkölnisch

Abu

Noun

kur

1. ear

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kur, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷur (compare Lithuanian kur̃, Armenian ur ‎(ur)). Less likely from Latin quā hōra.

Pronoun

kur

1. when

Derived terms

• kurrë

Czech

Etymology

Common Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *kurъ, probably onomastic in origin,^[1] or possibly connected with Lithuanian kùrti ‎(“to run”) (from Latin currō).^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur/

Noun

kur m anim

1. A group of bird genera in the Phasianidae family, composed of Bambusicola, Galloperdix, Gallus, and Ptilopachus
2. Especially the common household chicken (Gallus gallus, sometimes Gallus gallus domesticus)
3. (archaic) rooster

Declension

Synonyms

• (chicken): slepice f
• (rooster): kohout m

Derived terms

• kurník m
• kuropění n
• kuří oko n
• kuře n

References

1. ↑ kur in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. ↑ "kur" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Danish

Noun

kur c (singular definite kuren, plural indefinite kure)

1. treatment
2. cure, remedy

Inflection

Latvian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Baltic *kur, from the same Proto-Indo-European stem *kʷu-, *kʷo- as the interrogative pronoun kas (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian kur̃, Old Church Slavonic къде ‎(kŭde) (cf. Russian где ‎(gde)), Sanskrit कुह ‎(kúha).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kùɾ]

Adverb

kur

1. (in questions involving location) where? in what place?

   kur atrodas jūsu māja?‎ ― where is your house located?

   kur tu strādā?‎ ― where do you work?

   kur viņš dzīvo?‎ ― where does he live?

   “kur Kristīne? iekšā?” Edgars rādīja uz barona istabām‎ ― “where (is) Christne? inside?” Edgars showed the baron's rooms

2. (in questions involving motion towards) where? where to? to what place? whither?

   kur tu iesi?‎ ― where will you go?

3. (often in combination with other adverbs like kaut, citur, tur) indicates an indeterminate or unknown place; where, wherever, somewhere

   kaut kur‎ ― somewhere

   kur nekur‎ ― somewhere

   kur tur‎ ― somewhere

   kur citur‎ ― elsewhere, somewhere else

   citur kur‎ ― elsewhere, somewhere else

   viņš raudzījās visapkārt, vai vēl kur nekūpēja‎ ― he looked all around, even (there) where it wasn't smoking

   kaut kur nodimdēja pēdējās tramvajs, vientuļs un drusku noguris‎ ― somewhere the last tram was rumbling (along), lonely and a little tired

   bet vai, uz balli ejot, nevar apmaldīties un nokļūt kur citur? — but can't (you), while going to the ball, get lost and end up somewhere else?

4. (usually in a rhetorical question or as part of an interjection or interjective expression) indicates denial, impossibility

   kur nu!‎ ― lit. where now! (= what?! of course not! what an idea! what are you talking about?)

   kur tad‎ ― lit. where then (indicating doubt, impossibility)

   kur šim nauda būs, kad pa krogu vien dzīvoja?‎ ― how on earth (lit. where) will this one (= guy) have money, when (= since) he used to live in the bar (doing nothing)?

   Anneli nekur nelaida, un viņa arī nevarēja paiet; kā soli spēra, tā sapinās lakatos un novēlās... kur viņai arī vajadzēja iet!‎ ― (they) didn't let Annele (go) anywhere, and she couldn't walk anyway; when she tried a step, she got entangled in (the) scarves and fell down... where should she go anyway!

   “es kādreiz domāju, auskari vairs nav modē...” “kur nu! vismodernākā lieta!” — “I sometimes think that earrings are no longer fashionable...” “what are you talking about?! (earrings are) the most modern (= fashionable) thing!”

5. used to stress the degree of a quality, or to add emotional intensity; syn. cik; how..., how much..., what a...

   Sals domājis: “sasodīts, kur tas zaķis stiprs!” — Frost thought: “damn! what a strong hare!”

   visi aizsteidzas uz pūķa pili meitu apraudzīt... kur tā bija priecīga, asaras raudādama, puisītim-brālītim tūlīt gar ap kaklu!‎ ― everybody hurried to the dragon's palace to look at the girl... how happy she was, crying tears, with the little boy, (her) brother, around her neck (= hugging her)!

6. used to make an utterance more expressive, to strengthen it; ah...! what happened to...!

   kur tas laiks, sulas kad urbu!‎ ― ah! (lit. where) that time, when I used to drill (holes on trees, to get) sap!

7. (with a complement participial verb in -dams) used to indicate concession; let ... wherever

   lai brauc kur braukdams‎ ― let him go wherever he will!

   lai rakstnieks ietu kur iedams, darītu ko darīdams‎ ― let the writer go wherever he will go, (let him) do whatever he will do

8. (with an infinitive verb) definition; (a place) where, anywhere, somewhere

   nezināja kur skriet‎ ― he didn't know where to run

   nav kur iet‎ ― (there) isn't anywhere to go

   nav kur drēbes glabāt‎ ― (he) doesn't have where (= a place) to keep (his) clothes

   Gaužens gan saka, ka varētu iztikt ar kaļķiem, bet tos pašus arī nav kur ņemt‎ ― Gaužens indeed said that they could do with lime, but there isn't anywhere to take (= get, find) it

   viņa nokāpa pēc ūdens, lai būtu kur nomazgāt gaidāmo bērnu‎ ― she went down for (= near) the water, so that there would be where (= some place where) to wash the upcoming baby

Synonyms

• (where to): kurp

Conjunction

kur

1. where; used to introduce subordinate clauses indicating location and relating to elements of the main clause with various different functions:

   (a) subject:

   ja slimnieks sūdzas par sāpēm pakrūtē, tad jānoskaidro, kur īsti sāp, vairāk pa labi... vai pa kreisi...‎ ― if the patient complains of chest pain, then (we) must find out where it really hurts, more to the right... or to the left...

   (b) predicate:

   vistrokšņainākā istaba redakcijā bija tā, kur strādāja lauksaimniecības nodaļas līdzstrādnieki‎ ― the noisiest room in the editorial office was the one where the associates of the agriculture department worked

   (c) attribute, secondary predicate:

   gravu ienaidnieks uzskatīja par vietu, kur katrā ziņā vajag būt sapulcētiem uzbrūkošajiem spēkiem‎ ― the enemy considered a ravine a place where in all respects there must be assembled attacking forces

   {d} attribute, with purpose meaning

   itin kā zemes trūktu, kur dārzu stādīt‎ ― as if there was no land where to plant a garden

   (e) direct object (e.g., reporting a question)

   tātad taisnība un brīvība nav vis pavisam pazudušas: Jēkabs zina, kur tās paslēptas‎ ― so, truth and freedom were not completely lost: Jēkabs knew where they (were) hidden

   sveicināti! vai jūs man neparādītu, kur dzīvo Dzenes?‎ ― hello! wouldn't you (= would you please) show me where the Dzenes live?

   (f) spatial (adverbial), locative or directional (including the combination kur (tik) vien) “wherever...”)

   kur dūmi, tur siltums‎ ― where (there is) smoke, (there is also) heat

   labi, labi! ņem sievu un bērnus un ej, kur esi nācis! OK, OK! get (your) wife and children and go (back) where you came from!

   allaž gribas nokļūt tur, kur esmu jau bijis‎ ― (I) always feel like going where I have already been (before)

   Andriksons stāvēja turpat, kur stāvējis, stīvs un mēms‎ ― Andriksons stood right there where he had stopped, stiff and speechless

   kur vien Liena parādījās, tur skumjas bēga kā nakts no dienas‎ ― wherever Liena showed herself, there sadness ran (away) like the night from the day

   kur tik vien māceklis pieķeras, visur notik klizma‎ ― wherever the apprentice tried to do something, accidents happened

   (g) concession (in the sequences lai kur, lai arī kur, lai nu kur, lai vai kur)

   lai kur tu dzīvotu, jaunais draugs, lai cik klusa būtu tava sēta, tu allaž sasniegsi draugus‎ ― wherever you may live, young friend, no matter how quiet your little ranch is, you will always obtain friends

   viņš ir tik karsts un nikns... lai kur kāds runā, viņš tūdaļ pretī ar savu‎ ― he is so hot (= angry) and wild... wherever someone is speaking, he immediately reacts with his (comments, counterarguments)

Pronoun

kur (relative)

1. where; used to link a component of a subordinate clause with a component of a main clause, expressing a locative relation

   Janka ienira pavadītāju drūzmā, kur neviens nepiegrieza viņam vērību‎ ― Janka dived into the accompanying crowd, where nobody would pay attention to him

   māte priecājās par sieru un iebāza to, drusku nogaršojusi, kabatā, kur tas pazuda kā akā‎ ― mother was happy about the cheese and put it, after tasting a little, in (her) pocket, where it disappeared as if in a well

Related terms

• kurp
• kuriene

Etymology 2

A form of the verb kurt (q.v.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kūɾ]
• IPA^(key): [kûɾ]

Verb

kur

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of kurt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of kurt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of kurt
4. 2nd person singular imperative form of kurt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of kurt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of kurt

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “kur”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊr]

Adverb

kur

1. where

   Kur esi?

   Where are you?

Pronoun

kur

1. where

Lojban

Rafsi

kur

1. rafsi of kurfa.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kur/

Noun

kur m anim

1. (archaic) rooster

Declension

Synonyms

• kogut

Noun

kur f pl

1. genitive plural of kura

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Etymology 1

From an Indoeuropean root gu, to be bent.

Noun

kur c

1. a small shed or roof, a shelter or sentry-box

Declension

Related terms

• busskur
• kura
• skyllerkur
• vaktkur
• väntkur

Etymology 2

From Latin cura

Noun

kur c

1. a cure (for a disease), a remedy, a treatment

Declension

Related terms

• huskur
• kuranstalt
• kurator
• kurativ
• kurera
• kurering
• kurort
• mirakelkur
• sinekur
• vattenkur

References

• kur in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• kur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Turkish

Verb

kur

1. create (imperative)