Kurve

See also: kurve and kurvë

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curva (linea).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊʁvə/, /ˈkʊʁfə/

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Noun

Kurve f (genitive Kurve, plural Kurven)

1. bend (curve)

   Synonyms: Biegung, Krümmung

2. (mathematics) curve
3. (sports, chiefly soccer) Ellipsis of Fankurve.
4. (informal, in the plural) curve (attractive shape of a woman's body)

Declension

Declension of Kurve [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kurve	die	Kurven
genitive	einer	der	Kurve	der	Kurven
dative	einer	der	Kurve	den	Kurven
accusative	eine	die	Kurve	die	Kurven

Hyponyms

• Fieberkurve, Haarnadelkurve, Linkskurve, Rechtskurve, Sinuskurve, S-Kurve, Steilkurve, Straßenkurve, Zielkurve

Derived terms

• kurvig

Related terms

• Kurvengrad, kurvenreich, Kurvenmaximum, Kurvenminimum, Kurvenwinkel
• die Kurve kratzen, die Kurve kriegen

Further reading

• “Kurve” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kurve” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kurve” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰurvə/

Noun

Kurve f (plural Kurve)

1. curve

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary