Kurs

See also: kurs, kurš, and kurs'

German

Etymology

Derived from Latin cursus. Cognate with Russian курс (kurs), French cours, French course, English course etc. Doublet of Korso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊʁs], [kʊɐ̯s]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kurs m (strong, genitive Kurses, plural Kurse)

1. course (direction)

   Kurswechsel ― change of direction

2. course (learning program)

   Sprachkurs ― language course

3. exchange rate, market price

   Wechselkurs ― exchange rate

Declension

Declension of Kurs [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kurs	die	Kurse
genitive	eines	des	Kurses	der	Kurse
dative	einem	dem	Kurs, Kurse1	den	Kursen
accusative	einen	den	Kurs	die	Kurse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• hoch im Kurs
• Kursbuch
• Kuschelkurs
• Sprachkurs

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: kȕrs / ку̏рс

Further reading

• “Kurs” in Duden online
• “Kurs” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache