kurt

See also: Kurt, kürt, Kürt, kúrt, and kűrt

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kurz, korz (Moselle Franconian)
• koot (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. The word was borrowed around the time when the High German consonant shift ceased to be active, which explains the Old High German doublets kurt and kurz. The fact that within Central Franconian the t-form is northern, may imply that it has been reinforced by Low Franconian and Low German influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯t/

Adjective

kurt (masculine kurte, feminine and plural kurte or kurt, comparative kürter, superlative et kürzte or kürtste)

1. (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) short; not long

   Och, fröhter hätte mer us jeschammp, met su nem kurte Kleedche op de Stroß ze john!

   Oh, in my day we would have been ashamed to go outside in such a short dress!

Czech

Alternative forms

• court (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurt]
• Rhymes: -urt

Noun

kurt m inan

1. court (place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games)

   Synonym: dvorec

Declension

Declension of kurt (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kurt	kurty
genitive	kurtu	kurtů
dative	kurtu	kurtům
accusative	kurt	kurty
vocative	kurte	kurty
locative	kurtu, kurtě	kurtech
instrumental	kurtem	kurty

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• krut
• kutr

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurtti, of Baltic origin. Compare Latvian kurls (“deaf”) and Lithuanian kurtus, kurčias. Possibly a cognate to Finnish kuuro.

Adjective

kurt (genitive kurdi, partitive kurti, comparative kurdim, superlative kõige kurdim)

1. deaf

Declension

Declension of kurt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kurt	kurdid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kurdi
genitive			kurtide
partitive		kurti	kurte kurtisid
illative		kurti kurdisse	kurtidesse kurdesse
inessive		kurdis	kurtides kurdes
elative		kurdist	kurtidest kurdest
allative		kurdile	kurtidele kurdele
adessive		kurdil	kurtidel kurdel
ablative		kurdilt	kurtidelt kurdelt
translative		kurdiks	kurtideks kurdeks
terminative		kurdini	kurtideni
essive		kurdina	kurtidena
abessive		kurdita	kurtideta
comitative		kurdiga	kurtidega

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏr̥t/

Noun

kurt n (genitive singular kurts, no plural)

1. chivalrous, courteous, well-mannered
2. modesty
3. (archaic) court

Derived terms

• með kurt og pí

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kūrt.

Noun

kurt

1. worm

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kurt”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ, Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, *ker- (“to cut”) (whence also cirst (“to cut, to strike”), q.v.). Given that in ancient times fire was produced by striking (e.g., a flint against metal), it is possible that kurt uguni originally meant “to cut, strike fire.” It is also possible that the meaning of kurt was influenced by that of a homophonous Proto-Indo-European stem *ker- (“to burn, to heat”) (whence karst, q.v., and also German Herd, English hearth), which may ultimately be related to *ker- (“to cut”). Cognates include Lithuanian kùrti (“to make fire; to make, to build, to found; to create; to run”), Old Prussian kūra (“he built”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kūrt], IPA^(key): [kûrt]

• Audio:

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Verb

kurt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present kuru, kur, kur, past kūru)

1. to light, to ignite (to make something start burning or producing heat)

   kurt uguni, ugunskuru ― to light a fire

   kurt krāsni, plīti ― to light the oven, the stove

2. to heat (to burn fuel in a stove in order to create heat in a certain room, building, etc.)

   kurt pirti ― to heat the bath, sauna

3. (figuratively) to encourage, to incite

   kurt naidu ― to light, incite hatred

Usage notes

Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term kurt (“to light, ignite”) according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.

Conjugation

conjugation of kurt

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg.	es	kuru	kūru	kuršu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	kur	kūri	kursi	kur
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	kur	kūra	kurs	lai kur
1st pers. pl.	mēs	kuram	kūrām	kursim	kursim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	kurat	kūrāt	kursiet, kursit	kuriet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	kur	kūra	kurs	lai kur
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	kurot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		kurošs
Past	esot kūris		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		kurdams
Future	kuršot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		kurot
Imperative	lai kurot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		kuram
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		kūris
Present	kurtu		Present Passive		kurams
Past	būtu kūris		Past Passive		kurts
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jākur		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		kurt
Conjunctive 1	esot jākur		Negative Infinitive		nekurt
Conjunctive 2	jākurot		Verbal noun		kuršana

Synonyms

• dedzināt
• kurināt

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• aizkurt
• iekurt
• izkurt
• piekurt
• pakurt
• sakurt
• uzkurt

other derived terms:

• kurināt
• kurties
• kurtuve

Related terms

• iekurs
• ugunskurs

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

kurt (comparative kurttir, superlative herî kurt)

1. short

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -urt
• Syllabification: kurt
• Homophone: Kurd

Noun

kurt f

1. genitive plural of kurta

Turkish

(1) Kurt.

(2) Kurt.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قورت (kurt), from Proto-Turkic *kūrt. Compare Azerbaijani qurd, Kazakh құрт (qūrt), Uyghur قۇرت (qurt), Old Turkic [script needed] (kurt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kurt (definite accusative kurdu, plural kurtlar)

1. A wolf; Canis lupus or any of several related canines resembling in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
2. larva, maggot.

   elma kurdu ― apple maggot

3. (figurative) Someone who is very experienced about something or some place; a veteran, old hand.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kurt
Definite accusative	kurdu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kurt	kurtlar
Definite accusative	kurdu	kurtları
Dative	kurda	kurtlara
Locative	kurtta	kurtlarda
Ablative	kurttan	kurtlardan
Genitive	kurdun	kurtların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdum kurtlarım 2nd singular kurdun kurtların 3rd singular kurdu kurtları 1st plural kurdumuz kurtlarımız 2nd plural kurdunuz kurtlarınız 3rd plural kurtları kurtları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdumu kurtlarımı 2nd singular kurdunu kurtlarını 3rd singular kurdunu kurtlarını 1st plural kurdumuzu kurtlarımızı 2nd plural kurdunuzu kurtlarınızı 3rd plural kurtlarını kurtlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kurduma kurtlarıma 2nd singular kurduna kurtlarına 3rd singular kurduna kurtlarına 1st plural kurdumuza kurtlarımıza 2nd plural kurdunuza kurtlarınıza 3rd plural kurtlarına kurtlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdumda kurtlarımda 2nd singular kurdunda kurtlarında 3rd singular kurdunda kurtlarında 1st plural kurdumuzda kurtlarımızda 2nd plural kurdunuzda kurtlarınızda 3rd plural kurtlarında kurtlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdumdan kurtlarımdan 2nd singular kurdundan kurtlarından 3rd singular kurdundan kurtlarından 1st plural kurdumuzdan kurtlarımızdan 2nd plural kurdunuzdan kurtlarınızdan 3rd plural kurtlarından kurtlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kurdumun kurtlarımın 2nd singular kurdunun kurtlarının 3rd singular kurdunun kurtlarının 1st plural kurdumuzun kurtlarımızın 2nd plural kurdunuzun kurtlarınızın 3rd plural kurtlarının kurtlarının

Synonyms

• (wolf): börü (dialectal)

Hyponyms

• bozkurt

Derived terms

• kurtçuk (diminutive)

Further reading

• “kurt”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu