kurs

See also: Kurs, 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

• “kurs”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 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

Noun

kurs m inan

1. Alternative form of kurz

Declension

Declension of kurs (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kurs	kursy
genitive	kursu	kursů
dative	kursu	kursům
accusative	kurs	kursy
vocative	kurse	kursy
locative	kurse, kursu	kursech
instrumental	kursem	kursy

Further reading

• “kurs”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kurs”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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

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.

• Semantic loan from Dutch wisselkoers (“exchange rate”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kurs (first-person possessive kursku, second-person possessive kursmu, third-person possessive kursnya)

1. (finance, trading) exchange rate.

Synonyms

• kadar pertukaran (Standard Malay)
• nilai tukar

Descendants

• → Tetum: kurs

Further reading

• “kurs” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• valutakurs (exchange rate)
• vekslingskurs (exchange rate)

Derived terms

• kollisjonskurs

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

• valutakurs (exchange rate)
• vekslingskurs (exchange rate)

Derived terms

• kollisjonskurs

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

Declension of kurs

	singular	plural
nominative	kurs	kursy
genitive	kursu	kursów
dative	kursowi	kursom
accusative	kurs	kursy
instrumental	kursem	kursami
locative	kursie	kursach
vocative	kursie	kursy

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 (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

Declension of kurs

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kurs	kurs
	definite	kursen	kursens
plural	indefinite	kurser	kursers
	definite	kurserna	kursernas

Derived terms

• kursare
• kurskamrat
• överkurs (“advanced course; overevaluation”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: kurssi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉːrs/
• Rhymes: -ʉːʂ

Noun

kurs

1. indefinite genitive singular of kur

Anagrams

• skur