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kuur

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See also: kuur' and kuʼʹu·r

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyr/, [kyːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kuur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cure (13th c.), from Old French cure, from Latin cūra.

Noun

kuur f (plural kuren, diminutive kuurtje n)

  1. treatment, cure
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Attested since the 17th century. Probably the same word as in etymology 1 above. It has been explained in two ways: (1) from the sense “ailment”, which Middle Dutch cure developed (14th c.) by transfer from the treatment to that which is treated; (2) from the sense “skill, trick” (16th c.). In the latter case it may be based on the often bizarre prescriptions of pre-modern doctors.

Noun

kuur f (plural kuren, diminutive kuurtje n)

  1. mood, whim, quirk
Derived terms
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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German schūr. Cognate with Dutch schuur, German Scheuer, Norwegian Nynorsk skur.

Noun

kuur (genitive kuuri, partitive kuuri)

  1. cote, hovel, shed, barn
Inflection
More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin cura. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kuur (genitive kuuri, partitive kuuri)

  1. systematic treatment, medical treatment
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...
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