Kur

See also: kur, kúr, kûr, kür, Kür, kűr, kuř, and kůr

English

Proper noun

Kur

  1. A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
  2. In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.

Synonyms
  • Arali
  • Irkalla
  • Kigal
  • Kukku

Further reading

Anagrams

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kur/

Proper noun

Kur

  1. 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)

  1. cure, regimen
  2. 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

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

Noun

Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)

  1. (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

Further reading
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