Definitions and meaning of cur
cur
Etymology
From Middle English curre (“watchdog, small hunting dog, mongrel, mutt”), perhaps of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin. Compare Middle Dutch corre (“domestic dog, yard dog, watch-dog”), dialectal Dutch korre (“dog, yard dog”), dialectal Swedish kurre (“a dog”). Compare also Old Norse kurra (“to growl; grumble”), Middle Low German kurren, korren (“to growl”). Compare also Middle Dutch querie (“female dog, bitch”).
Also Irish and Scottish Gaelic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/c%C3%B9#Scottish_Gaelic
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɝ/
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
- Homophone: Kerr
Noun
cur (plural curs)
- (dated or humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.
- c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
- A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell
Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel;
Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write,
Of fals double tunges in the diſpite.
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- (dated or humorous) A detestable person.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bitsa, bitser
- mongrel
- mutt
Anagrams
Aromanian
Etymology 1
From Latin culus. Compare Romanian cur.
Alternative forms
Noun
cur
- (slang, referring to the anus) ass
Etymology 2
From Latin currō. Compare Romanian cure, cur (modern curge, curg).
Alternative forms
Verb
cur first-singular present indicative
- to run
- to flow
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin cūrō. Compare archaic/regional Romanian cura, cur.
Alternative forms
Verb
cur first-singular present indicative (past participle curatã)
- to clean
Related terms
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
From Latin cārus.
Alternative forms
Adjective
cur m (feminine cuora)
- dear, beloved
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.
Noun
cur
- heart
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чур (čur).
Pronunciation
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- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃur/, [ˈt͡ʃur]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃur/, [ˈt͡ʃur]
- Rhymes: -ur
- Hyphenation: cur
Interjection
cur
- bags! dibs!
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 603
Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /kʊɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kʌɾˠ/
Noun
cur m (genitive singular as substantive cuir, genitive as verbal noun curtha)
- verbal noun of cuir
- sowing, planting; tillage
- burial
- setting, laying
- course; round
- set (of implements)
Declension
- Substantive
- Verbal noun
Mutation
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cur”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cur” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cur” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Latin
Alternative forms
- qūr, quūr, quōr (older spelling)
- quur, cor (rare)
Etymology
From Old Latin quūr, quōr, from Proto-Italic *kʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷōr, having undergone pre-resonant and monosyllabic lengthening from *kʷor (“where”), from *kʷos (“interrogative determiner”) + *-r (“adverbial suffix”). For other Indo-European cognates, compare:
- Sanskrit कर्हि (kárhi, “when”), Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”) < *kʷor
- Old English hwǣr (“where”), Old High German hwār (“where”) < *kʷēr
- Albanian kur (“when”), Lithuanian kur̃ (“where, whither”), Armenian ուր (ur, “where”) < *kʷur
- Norwegian Nynorsk kvar (“where”), Norwegian Nynorsk kor (“where”), Norwegian Bokmål hvor (“where”) < Old Norse hvárr < older hvaðarr < Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz < Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros, from *kʷos (“which”)
See also quirquir (“wherever(?)”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuːr/, [kuːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kur/, [kur]
Adverb
cūr (not comparable)
- why, for what reason, wherefore, to what purpose, from what motive
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “cur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- “cūr” on page 519/1-2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Laz
Numeral
cur
- Latin spelling of ჯურ (cur)
Manx
Etymology
A highly suppletive verb with forms derived from two already suppletive verbs.
- The imperative and verbal noun forms are from Old Irish cuirid, from older cor, the verbal noun of fo·ceird. The verbal noun is etymologically unrelated to fo·ceird itself however, only arising in its paradigm due to suppletion.
- All other forms of the verb are from Old Irish do·beir, itself also a suppletive verb. See also Scottish Gaelic thoir and Irish tabhair.
Verb
cur (verbal noun cur, coyrt)
- put
- Cur y muc shen magh hoshiaght. ― Put that pig out first.
- give
Conjugation
Derived terms
- cur ayns kishtey (“box, crate”, verb)
Mutation
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin culus.
Noun
cur
- (slang) asshole (anus)
Middle English
Noun
cur
- Alternative form of curre
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish caur, from Proto-Celtic *karuts.
Noun
cur m (genitive curad, nominative plural curaid)
- hero, warrior
Derived terms
- curadmír (“warrior’s portion”)
Descendants
Mutation
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cur”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romagnol
Noun
cur f pl
- plural of cùra
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin culus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Compare Italian culo, French cul.
Noun
cur n (plural cururi)
- (slang, vulgar, referring to the anus) asshole
- Synonyms: anus, dos, fund, popou, șezut
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
cur
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cura (to clean)
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cur m (genitive singular cuir, no plural)
- verbal noun of cuir
- placing, setting, sending, sowing
- laying, pouring
- falling of snow, raining
- throwing
Derived terms
- ath-chur (“transplant”)
- eadar-chur (“interjection, interruption”)
Mutation
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kur, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉr, from Latin cūra.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɪr/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞r
Noun
cur m or f (plural curiau or curau)
- pain, ache
- Synonyms: poen, dolur, gloes
- pang
- anguish, anxiety
- Synonym: blinder
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Source: wiktionary.org