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kurr

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kurr (growling), of imitative origin.

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Noun

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kurr n (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)

  1. coo (murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon)

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Noun

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kurr m (genitive singular kurrs, no plural)

  1. grumbling

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Northern Kurdish

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Noun

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kurr m

  1. boy
  2. son, (male) child
    Te çend kurr hene?
    How many boys do you have?

Declension

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Declension of kurr
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative kurr kurr
construct kurrê kurrên
oblique kurrî kurran
demonstrative oblique kurrî wan kurran
vocative kurro kurrino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative kurrek kurrin
construct kurrekî kurrine
oblique kurrekî kurrinan

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the verb kurra (to rumble), from Old Norse kurr (growling), of imitative origin. The Norse word was borrowed into Middle English curre (aggressive dog).

Noun

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kurr c

  1. a rumble, a slight rumbling sound, usually from the stomach
Declension
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Declension of kurr
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kurr kurrs
definite kurret kurrets
plural indefinite
definite

Etymology 2

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From Tavringer Romani kura (to hit, to punch), from Romani kur- (to hit, to beat, to fight). Related to Sanskrit कुट्टयति (kuṭṭayati, to pound, to strike).

Noun

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kurr n

  1. (colloquial) a fight, a scrimmage, a scuffle
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