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- 1. an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel: "a mangy-looking cur"
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Cur can be a noun for a mongrel or inferior dog, or a hunting and working dog with a short coat. It can also be an abbreviation for currency or current.
CUR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. cur. 1. [ kur ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one. a mean, cowardly person. Synonyms: heel, cad, blackguard. cur. 2. abbreviation for. currency. current. / kɜː / noun. any vicious dog, esp a mongrel. a despicable or cowardly person. Discover More.
Cur can mean a mongrel dog, a cowardly person, or an abbreviation for currency. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
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Etymology
From Middle English curre (“watchdog, small hunting dog, mongrel, mutt”), perhaps of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin. Compare Middle Dutch corre (“domestic dog, yard dog, watch-dog”), dialectal Dutch korre (“dog, yard dog”), dialectal Swedish kurre (“a dog”). Compare also Old Norse kurra (“to growl; grumble”), Middle Low German kurren, korren (“to growl”). Compare also Middle Dutch querie (“female dog, bitch”). Also Irish and Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜː/ 2. (General American) IPA(key): /kɝ/ 3. Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) 4. Homophone: Kerr
Noun
cur (plural curs) 1. (dated or humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog. 1.1. c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.: 1.1.1. A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel; Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write, Of fals double tunges in the diſpite. 1.2. 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Ei...
Etymology 1
From Latin culus. Compare Romanian cur.
Etymology 2
From Latin currō. Compare Romanian cure, cur (modern curge, curg).
Etymology 3
From Latin cūrō. Compare archaic/regional Romanian cura, cur.
Etymology 1
From Latin cārus.
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чур (čur).
Pronunciation
1. (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃur/, [ˈt͡ʃur] 2. (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃur/, [ˈt͡ʃur] 3. Rhymes: -ur 4. Hyphenation: cur
Interjection
cur 1. bags! dibs!
Alternative forms
1. cuir
Pronunciation
1. (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /kʊɾˠ/ 2. (Ulster) IPA(key): /kʌɾˠ/
Noun
cur m (genitive singular as substantive cuir, genitive as verbal noun curtha) 1. verbal noun of cuir 2. sowing, planting; tillage 3. burial 4. setting, laying 5. course; round 6. set (of implements)
Alternative forms
1. qūr, quūr, quōr (old form) 2. quur, cor (rare)
Etymology
From Old Latin quūr, quōr, from Proto-Italic *kʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷōr, having undergone pre-resonant and monosyllabic lengthening from *kʷor (“where”), from *kʷos (“interrogative determiner”) + *-r (“adverbial suffix”). For other Indo-European cognates, compare: 1. Sanskrit कर्हि (kárhi, “when”), Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”) < *kʷor 2. Old English hwǣr (“where”), Old High German hwār (“where”) < *kʷēr 3. Albanian kur (“when”), Lithuanian kur̃ (“where, whither”), Armenian ուր (...
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /kuːr/, [kuːr] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kur/, [kur]
Etymology
A highly suppletive verb with forms derived from two already suppletive verbs. 1. The imperative and verbal noun forms are from Old Irish cuirid, from older cor, the verbal noun of fo·ceird. The verbal noun is etymologically unrelated to fo·ceirditself however, only arising in its paradigm due to suppletion. 2. All other forms of the verb are from Old Irish do·beir, itself also a suppletive verb. See also Scottish Gaelic thoir and Irish tabhair.
Verb
cur (verbal noun cur, coyrt) 1. put 1.1. Cur y muc shen magh hoshiaght. ― Put that pig out first. 2. give
References
1. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuirid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
cur is a word with multiple meanings and origins in different languages. It can mean a contemptible dog, a verb meaning to run or to clean, or a noun meaning a heart, a course, or a planting.
Cur is a noun that means a mongrel dog or a cowardly person. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of cur in different languages.
A cur is a dog that isn't very good — or is a mixed breed. If dogs understood English, they would be offended at being called a cur. When you use the word cur, you're talking about a dog that's either a mutt, very unattractive, aggressive, or all three. The word can also be used as an insult for a person, especially a despicable man.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word cur, an old-fashioned and disapproving term for an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel. See examples, synonyms and related topics.
