kurz

See also: Kurz

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the past participle of Latin curro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkurs]
  • (file)

Noun

kurz m inan (related adjective kurzovní)

  1. course (period of learning)
  2. course (direction of movement of a vessel)
  3. rate (in exchange rate)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kurz in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with English curt, Swedish kort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊʁt͡s/, [kʰʊɐ̯t͡s]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (file)

Adjective

kurz (strong nominative masculine singular kurzer, comparative kürzer, superlative am kürzesten)

  1. short, brief
  2. concise

Declension

Adverb

kurz

  1. briefly, in short

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kurt, a very late borrowing from Latin curtus, therefore forms with and without shift of -t-. Compare a similar situation in German Pforte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kurt͡s/

Adjective

kurz

  1. short

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: kurz, korz, kurt

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from kurzyć. Compare Czech kouř.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂ
  • Syllabification: kurz
  • Homophones: kórz, kusz, Kusz

Noun

kurz m inan

  1. dust

Declension

Verb

kurz

  1. second-person singular imperative of kurzyć

Further reading

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