kurant

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French courante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.rant/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -urant
  • Syllabification: ku‧rant

Noun[edit]

kurant m inan (diminutive kurancik)

  1. (music) carillon, chime (ringing component placed in a clock, music box, etc., playing a tune)
  2. (music) melody played by such a mechanism

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

kurant m animal (diminutive kurancik)

  1. courante (old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre)
  2. (music) music for this dance

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • kurant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kurant in Polish dictionaries at PWN