Kur
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kur"
Etymology 1
From Sumerian 𒆳 (kur, “mountain; netherworld”).
Proper noun
Kur
- A mountain or mountains, usually identified as the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer.
- In Sumerian mythology, a dark shadowy underworld, located deep below the surface of the earth.
- Synonyms: Arali, Irkalla, Kigal, Kukku
Etymology 2
Proper noun
the Kur
- Alternative form of Kura (“a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan”).
- 1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321:
- In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kur
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
15th century, borrowed from Latin cura.
Noun
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
- treatment at a health resort
- (now chiefly in compounds) cure, regimen
- Synonyms: Behandlung, Heilbehandlung, Heilverfahren
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
Alternative forms
- Cur (obsolete)
Derived terms
- Abmagerungskur
- Badekur
- Brunnenkur
- Entziehungskur
- Fastenkur
- Frischzellenkur
- Hungerkur
- Kneippkur
- kuren
- Kurgast
- Kurhotel
- kurieren
- Kurort
- Kurpfuscher
- Kurschatten
- Kurtaxe
- Luftkur
- Mutter-Kind-Kur
- Radikalkur
- Saftkur
- Schlammkur
- Trinkkur
- Verjüngungskur
Etymology 2
From Middle High German kur(e), variant of kür(e), from Old High German kuri, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi. Doublet of Kür.
Noun
Kur f (genitive Kur, plural Kuren)
- (historical) the gathering which elected the emperor (kaiser) of the Holy Roman Empire
Declension
Declension of Kur [feminine]
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- Kurfürst
- Kurhut
- kurkölnisch
- Kurpfalz
- Kurwürde
Related terms
Further reading
- “Kur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Kur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Kur (Behandlung, Pflege)” in Duden online
- “Kur (Wahl)” in Duden online
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