# курва
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurva]

### Noun

ку́рва • (kúrva) f pers (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural ку́рваў)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute
* (vulgar) bitch, slut
** 1911, “Жа́ласливая па́ни”, in Александр Сержпутовскій, editor, Сказки и разсказы бѣлоруссовъ полѣшуковъ [Fairy tales and stories of the Belarusians from Polesia], С.-Петербургъ, page 146:Па сусѣ́дству там быў ве́льми бага́ты пан. У еґо́ была́ тǒльки адна́ дачка́. А пра́ўду ка́жуць лю́дзи, што кали́ една́чка, та ку́рва, ци лайда́чка. Так и та́я пане́тка.A very rich man lived in the neighborhood. He had only one daughter. But there's a saying among people that a single child tends to be a slut or a slob. And so was that girl.

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “курва” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
* "курва" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury (v-stem). By surface analysis, кур (kur, “rooster, cock”) +‎ -ва (-va).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurvɐ]

### Noun

ку́рва • (kúrva) f
* (originally) cocotte, brood hen
* (vulgar) whore, slut (debauched woman)
    Synonyms: кучка (kučka), развратница (razvratnica), блудница (bludnica), шаврантия (šavrantija), пачавра (pačavra)

#### Declension
### References

* “курва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “курва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurva]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: кур‧ва

### Noun

курва • (kurva) f (plural курви, relational adjective курвин or курвински, diminutive курвичка or курвиче, augmentative курвиште or курветина)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute
* (vulgar) bitch, slut

#### Derived terms

* курвар m (kurvar)
* курварлак m (kurvarlak)
* курварница f (kurvarnica)
* курварство n (kurvarstvo)
* курвинство n (kurvinstvo)

#### Related terms

* кур m (kur)

### References

* “курва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Old Ruthenian
### Alternative forms

* кꙋ́рва (kúrva), кѫ́рва (kúrva)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva), from Proto-Slavic *kury. Cognate with Russian ку́рва (kúrva), Polish kurwa and Old Church Slavonic коуръва (kurŭva).

### Noun

курва • (kurva) f (genitive курвы, nominative plural курвы, genitive plural курвъ)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: ку́рва (kúrva)
* Carpathian Rusyn: ку́рва (kúrva)
* Ukrainian: ку́рва (kúrva)

### Further reading

* Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “курва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 238
* Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “курва”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 192
* Tymchenko, E. K. (2002) “курва”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 392

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kurva, from Proto-Slavic *kury. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn ку́рва (kúrva) and Slovak kurva.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurva]
* Rhymes: -urva
* Hyphenation: кур‧ва

### Noun

курва (kurva) f
* (vulgar, derogatory) prostitute, whore
* (vulgar, derogatory) bitch, slut
    Near-synonym: сука (suka)

#### Related terms

* курвашски (kurvašski)
* курваш m pers (kurvaš)
* курвазовац impf (kurvazovac)
* курвац impf (kurvac)
* курвиц impf (kurvic)

### Interjection

курва (kurva)
* (vulgar) fuck!, shit!

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “курва”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic курва (kurva, “prostitute, whore”), from Proto-Slavic *kury (“whore”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurvə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ку́рва • (kúrva) f anim (genitive ку́рвы, nominative plural ку́рвы, genitive plural курв) (vulgar)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute
* (vulgar) bitch, slut
* (vulgar, rare) bastard

#### Synonyms

* блядь (bljadʹ) (more common)
* потаску́ха (potaskúxa)
* проститу́тка (prostitútka)
* шлю́ха (šljúxa)

### Interjection

ку́рва • (kúrva)
* (vulgar, dated) fuck!, shit! bollocks!

#### Related terms

* курваль (kurvalʹ)
* курвец (kurvec)
* курвёнок (kurvjónok)
* курвин (kurvin)
* курвиный (kurvinyj)
* курвиться (kurvitʹsja)
* курвища (kurvišča)
* курвяжиться (kurvjažitʹsja)
* курвяжища (kurvjažišča)
* курвяжник (kurvjažnik)
* курвяжница (kurvjažnica)
* курвяжный (kurvjažnyj)

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: kurva
* → Karelian:
** North Karelian: kurva
** South Karelian: kurva
* → Kildin Sami: курва (kurva)
* → Livvi: kurvu

### Anagrams

* рука́в (rukáv)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* ку̑рба (regional)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kûːrʋa/

### Noun

ку̑рва f (Latin spelling kȗrva, augmentative курвѐтина, relational adjective ку̀рвӣнскӣ)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute
* (vulgar) bitch, slut

#### Descendants

* → Balkan Romani: kùrva
* → Vlax Romani: kùrva

### References

* “курва”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Alternative forms

* ку́рча (kúrča) (euphemistic)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ку́рва (kúrva).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkurʋɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ку́рва • (kúrva) f inan (genitive ку́рви, nominative plural ку́рви, genitive plural курв)
* (vulgar) whore, prostitute

#### Declension
### Interjection

курва • (kurva)
* (vulgar, swear word) fuck!, shit!, for fuck's sake!, bugger!

### References

* Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “курва”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “курва”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “курва”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)