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cur

See also: cúr and cûr

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English curre (“watchdog, small hunting dog, mongrel, mutt”), perhaps of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin. Compare Middle Dutch corre (“domestic dog, yard dog, watch-dog”), dialectal Dutch korre (“dog, yard dog”), dialectal Swedish kurre (“a dog”). Compare also Old Norse kurra (“to growl; grumble”), Middle Low German kurren, korren (“to growl”). Compare also Middle Dutch querie (“female dog, bitch”).

Also Irish and Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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cur (plural curs)

  1. (dated or humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.
  2. (dated or humorous) A detestable person.

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Aromanian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin culus. Compare Romanian cur.

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Noun

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cur

  1. (slang, referring to the anus) ass

Etymology 2

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From Latin currō. Compare Romanian cure, cur (modern curge, curg).

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Verb

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cur first-singular present indicative

  1. to run
  2. to flow
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Etymology 3

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From Latin cūrō. Compare archaic/regional Romanian cura, cur.

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Verb

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cur first-singular present indicative (past participle curatã)

  1. to clean
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Dalmatian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin cārus.

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Adjective

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cur m (feminine cuora)

  1. dear, beloved

Etymology 2

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From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

Noun

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cur

  1. heart

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чур (čur).

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Interjection

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cur

  1. bags! dibs!

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 603

Irish

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Noun

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cur m (genitive singular as substantive cuir, genitive as verbal noun curtha)

  1. verbal noun of cuir
  2. sowing, planting; tillage
  3. burial
  4. setting, laying
  5. course; round
  6. set (of implements)

Declension

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Substantive
Declension of cur

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cur
Vocative a chuir
Genitive cuir
Dative cur

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an cur
Genitive an chuir
Dative leis an gcur

don chur

Verbal noun
Declension of cur

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cur
Vocative a chur
Genitive curtha
Dative cur

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an cur
Genitive an churtha
Dative leis an gcur

don chur

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cur chur gcur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Latin quūr, quōr, from Proto-Italic *kʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷōr, having undergone pre-resonant and monosyllabic lengthening from *kʷor (“where”), from *kʷos (“interrogative determiner”) +‎ *-r (“adverbial suffix”). For other Indo-European cognates, compare:

See also quirquir (“wherever(?)”).[1][2]

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Adverb

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cūr (not comparable)

  1. why, for what reason, wherefore, to what purpose, from what motive
    Cur in terra iaces?
    Why are you lying on the ground?
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 11.424:
      Cur ante tubam tremor occupat artus?
      Why before the trumpet [of war], fear seizes your limbs?

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References

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  • “cur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • cur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • how came it that...: quid causae fuit cur...?
  • “cūr” on page 519/1-2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cūr”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 155-156
  2. ^ Bender, Harold H. (1921) “kur̃”, in A Lithuanian Etymological Index, Princeton: Princeton University Press, page 125

Laz

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Numeral

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cur

  1. Latin spelling of ჯურ (cur)

Manx

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Etymology

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A highly suppletive verb with forms derived from two already suppletive verbs.

Verb

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cur (verbal noun cur, coyrt)

  1. put
    Cur y muc shen magh hoshiaght. ― Put that pig out first.
  2. give

Conjugation

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Conjugation of cur
first analytical
singular plural
future independent verym vermayd ver
dependent derym dermayd der
relative verym vermayd ver
conditional independent verrin verragh
dependent derrin derragh
past independent hug
dependent dug
verbal noun cur, coyrt
past participle currit

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cur chur gur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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From Latin culus.

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cur

  1. (slang) asshole (anus)

Middle English

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cur

  1. Alternative form of curre

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish caur, from Proto-Celtic *karuts.

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cur m (genitive curad, nominative plural curaid)

  1. hero, warrior
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 15:
      Fo chích curad
      crechtaig, cathbuadaig, at comsa mac Findchoeme frim. […] Magen curad,
      cride n-ega, eithre n-ela,
      eirr trén tressa, trethan ágach,
      cain tarb tnúthach.
      Under the breast of the hero
      covered in wounds, victorious in battle, you are the son of Findchoem who is equal to me. […] Dwelling of a hero,
      heart of ice, plumage of a swan
      strong chariot-hero of battle, warlike sea,
      beautiful fierce bull.

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Descendants

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  • Irish: curadh

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cur chur cur
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romagnol

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Noun

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cur f pl

  1. plural of cùra

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin culus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-, zero-grade without s-mobile form of *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Compare Italian culo, French cul.

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cur n (plural cururi)

  1. (slang, vulgar, referring to the anus) asshole
    Synonyms: anus, dos, fund, popou, șezut
    O să-mi bag pula în curul tău.
    I'm gonna put my cock in your ass.
    a cădea în cur ― to be blown away (literally, “to fall on one's ass”)
    a sta pe cur ― to sit on the fence (literally, “to sit on one's ass”)
    a sta în cur ― to take a seat (literally, “to sit on one's butt”)
    a te mânca în cur ― to look for trouble (literally, “to have an itchy ass”)
    a da din cur ― to show off (literally, “to wiggle one's ass”)
    a da cu curul ― to have sex (literally, “to give with one's ass”)
    a te durea în cur ― to not give a shit (literally, “to have a pain in one's ass”)
    a te trage pe cur ― to weasel out (literally, “to drag oneself on one's ass”)
    a sări de cur în sus ― to hit the roof (literally, “to jump up from one's ass”)
    a pupa în cur ― to kiss ass (literally, “to kiss in one's ass”)
    a muşca de cur ― to badmouth (literally, “to bite one's ass”)
    a sta cu mâna-n cur ― to sit on one's hands (literally, “to sit with one's hand in one's ass”)
    a veni cu mâna-n cur ― to come empty-handed (literally, “to come with one's hand in one's ass”)
    a-ți băga un deget în cur ― to make things harder for oneself (literally, “to stick a finger in one's ass”)
    a sta cu capul băgat în cur ― to bury one's head in the sand (literally, “to have one's head stuck in one's ass”)
    a strânge din cur ― to be scared stiff (literally, “to clench one's ass”)
    a-ți mânca de sub cur ― to be tightfisted (literally, “to eat from under one's ass”)
    a fi cu curul în sus ― to be pissed off (literally, “to have one's ass up”)
    a te scula cu curul în sus ― to get up on the wrong side of the bed (literally, “to wake up with one's ass up”)
    a fi cu morcovul în cur ― to feel shitty (literally, “to have a carrot in one's ass”)
    îți rup curul ― I'll kick your ass (literally, “I'll break your ass”)
    fără cur în pantaloni ― spineless (literally, “without an ass in one's pants”)
    mișcă-ți curul! ― fuck off! (literally, “move your ass!”)
    a căuta și-n cur ― to leave no stone unturned (literally, “to look even in one's ass”)
    a-ți pune curul la bătaie ― to stick one's neck out (literally, “to put one's ass on the line”)
    a merge ca un cur ― to walk awkwardly (literally, “to walk like an ass”)
    gura bate curul ― a closed mouth gathers no feet (literally, “the mouth beats the ass”)
    cur obraznic ― sex on a stick/legs (literally, “cheeky ass”)
Declension
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Declension of cur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cur curul (niște) cururi cururile
genitive/dative (unui) cur curului (unor) cururi cururilor
vocative curule cururilor
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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cur

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cura (to clean)

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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cur m (genitive singular cuir, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of cuir
  2. placing, setting, sending, sowing
  3. laying, pouring
  4. falling of snow, raining
  5. throwing

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cur chur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh kur, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉr, from Latin cūra.

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cur m or f (plural curiau or curau)

  1. pain, ache
    Synonyms: poen, dolur, gloes
  2. pang
  3. anguish, anxiety
    Synonym: blinder

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cur gur nghur chur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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