kurz

See also: Kurz

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin curro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkurs]
  • (file)

Noun

kurz m

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

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-Germanic *kurtaz, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kurz (comparative kürzer, superlative am kürzesten)

  1. short, brief
  2. concise

Declension

Adverb

kurz

  1. briefly, in short

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kurz in Duden online

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kurtaz, 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


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuʂ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: kusz

Noun

kurz m inan

  1. dust

Usage notes

There are two words that overlap semantically with English dust. The first one is kurz, which refers to airborne dust that settles on things as a form of pollution. The second is pył, which is neutral and refers to any very finely divided solid substance. For instance, the phrase I swiped the dust from the shelves would be equivalent to Starłem kurz z półek, but the compound coal dust would be translated as pył węglowy.

Declension

Verb

kurz

  1. second-person singular imperative of kurzyć

Further reading

  • kurz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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