# kurt
## Central Franconian
### Alternative forms

* kurz, korz (Moselle Franconian)
* koot (Kölsch)

### Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus.
The word was borrowed around the time when the High German consonant shift ceased to be active, which explains the Old High German doublets kurt and kurz. The fact that within Central Franconian the t-form is northern, may imply that it has been reinforced by Low Franconian and Low German influence.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuə̯t/

### Adjective

kurt (masculine kurte, feminine and plural kurte or kurt, comparative kürter, superlative et kürzte or kürtste)
* (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) short; not long
    Och, fröhter hätte mer us jeschammp, met su nem kurte Kleedche op de Stroß ze john!Oh, in my day we would have been ashamed to go outside in such a short dress!

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* court (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurt]
* Rhymes: -urt

### Noun

kurt m inan
* court (place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games)
    Synonym: dvorec

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kurt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kurt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kurt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

### Anagrams

* krut
* kutr

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurtti, of Baltic origin. Compare Latvian kurls (“deaf”) and Lithuanian kurtus, kurčias. Possibly a cognate to Finnish kuuro.

### Adjective

kurt (genitive kurdi, partitive kurti, comparative kurdim, superlative kõige kurdim)
* deaf

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰʏr̥t/

### Noun

kurt n (genitive singular kurts, no plural)
* chivalrous, courteous, well-mannered
* modesty
* (archaic) court

#### Derived terms

* með kurt og pí

## Karaim
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kūrt.

### Noun

kurt
* worm

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kurt”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kur-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr-, *ker-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, *ker- (“to cut”) (whence also cirst (“to cut, to strike”), q.v.).
Given that in ancient times fire was produced by striking (e.g., a flint against metal), it is possible that kurt uguni originally meant “to cut, strike fire.” It is also possible that the meaning of kurt was influenced by that of a homophonous Proto-Indo-European stem *ker- (“to burn, to heat”) (whence karst, q.v., and also German Herd, English hearth), which may ultimately be related to *ker- (“to cut”). Cognates include Lithuanian kùrti (“to make fire; to make, to build, to found; to create; to run”), Old Prussian kūra (“he built”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kūrt], IPA: [kûrt]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

kurt (transitive, 1st conjugation, present kuru, kur, kur, past kūru)
* to light, to ignite (to make something start burning or producing heat)
    kurt uguni, ugunskuru ― to light a fire
    kurt krāsni, plīti ― to light the oven, the stove
* to heat (to burn fuel in a stove in order to create heat in a certain room, building, etc.)
    kurt pirti ― to heat the bath, sauna
* (figuratively) to encourage, to incite
    kurt naidu ― to light, incite hatred

#### Usage notes

Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term kurt (“to light, ignite”) according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.

#### Synonyms

* dedzināt
* kurināt

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aizkurt
* iekurt
* izkurt
* pakurt
* piekurt
* sakurt
* uzkurt
    other derived terms:
* kurināt
* kurties
* kurtuve

#### Related terms

* iekurs
* ugunskurs

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kurt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Northern Kurdish
### Adjective

kurt (comparative kurttir, superlative herî kurt)
* short

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -urt
* Syllabification: kurt
* Homophone: Kurd

### Noun

kurt f
* genitive plural of kurta

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قورت (kurt), from Proto-Turkic *kūrt. Compare Azerbaijani qurd, Kazakh құрт (qūrt), Uyghur قۇرت (qurt), Old Turkic [script needed] (kurt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuɾt/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kurt (definite accusative kurdu, plural kurtlar)
* A wolf; Canis lupus or any of several related canines resembling in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
* larva, maggot.
    elma kurdu ― apple maggot
* (figurative) Someone who is very experienced about something or some place; a veteran, old hand.

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
kurt
kurtlar
definite accusative
kurdu
kurtları
dative
kurda
kurtlara
locative
kurtta
kurtlarda
ablative
kurttan
kurtlardan
genitive
kurdun
kurtların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
kurdum
kurtlarım
2nd singular
kurdun
kurtların
3rd singular
kurdu
kurtları
1st plural
kurdumuz
kurtlarımız
2nd plural
kurdunuz
kurtlarınız
3rd plural
kurtları
kurtları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
kurdumu
kurtlarımı
2nd singular
kurdunu
kurtlarını
3rd singular
kurdunu
kurtlarını
1st plural
kurdumuzu
kurtlarımızı
2nd plural
kurdunuzu
kurtlarınızı
3rd plural
kurtlarını
kurtlarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
kurduma
kurtlarıma
2nd singular
kurduna
kurtlarına
3rd singular
kurduna
kurtlarına
1st plural
kurdumuza
kurtlarımıza
2nd plural
kurdunuza
kurtlarınıza
3rd plural
kurtlarına
kurtlarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
kurdumda
kurtlarımda
2nd singular
kurdunda
kurtlarında
3rd singular
kurdunda
kurtlarında
1st plural
kurdumuzda
kurtlarımızda
2nd plural
kurdunuzda
kurtlarınızda
3rd plural
kurtlarında
kurtlarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
kurdumdan
kurtlarımdan
2nd singular
kurdundan
kurtlarından
3rd singular
kurdundan
kurtlarından
1st plural
kurdumuzdan
kurtlarımızdan
2nd plural
kurdunuzdan
kurtlarınızdan
3rd plural
kurtlarından
kurtlarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
kurdumun
kurtlarımın
2nd singular
kurdunun
kurtlarının
3rd singular
kurdunun
kurtlarının
1st plural
kurdumuzun
kurtlarımızın
2nd plural
kurdunuzun
kurtlarınızın
3rd plural
kurtlarının
kurtlarının :

#### Synonyms

* (wolf): börü (dialectal)

#### Hyponyms

* bozkurt

#### Derived terms

* kurtçuk (diminutive)

### Further reading

* “kurt”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu