Kur
See also: kur, kúr, kûr, kür, Kür, kűr, kuř, and kůr
English
Proper noun
Kur
- A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
- In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
Synonyms
- Arali
- Irkalla
- Kigal
- Kukku
Further reading
Kur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Kru, Ukr., Urk, rUK
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
- ꨆꨭꩉ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kur/
Proper noun
Kur
- Khmer; Cambodia (language, people, or country)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kuːɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cura.
Noun
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
- cure, regimen
- treatment at a health resort
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kur | die | Kuren |
genitive | einer | der | Kur | der | Kuren |
dative | einer | der | Kur | den | Kuren |
accusative | eine | die | Kur | die | Kuren |
Derived terms
- Kurort
- Radikalkur
Etymology 2
From Middle High German kure, variant of küre, from Old High German kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi. Doublet of Kür.
Alternative forms
- Chur (archaic)
Noun
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
- (historical) the gathering which elected the king or emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kur | die | Kuren |
genitive | einer | der | Kur | der | Kuren |
dative | einer | der | Kur | den | Kuren |
accusative | eine | die | Kur | die | Kuren |
Derived terms
- Kurfürst, kurkölnisch
Further reading
- “Kur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Kur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kur (Behandlung, Pflege)” in Duden online
- “Kur (Wahl)” in Duden online