kurant

See also: Kurant

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

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

Noun

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
Declension of kurant
singular plural
nominative kurant kuranty
genitive kurantu kurantów
dative kurantowi kurantom
accusative kurant kuranty
instrumental kurantem kurantami
locative kurancie kurantach
vocative kurancie kuranty

Noun

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
Declension of kurant
singular plural
nominative kurant kuranty
genitive kuranta kurantów
dative kurantowi kurantom
accusative kuranta kuranty
instrumental kurantem kurantami
locative kurancie kurantach
vocative kurancie kuranty

Derived terms
adjective
  • kurantowy

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