Curonian

English

Alternative forms

• Couronian

Etymology

From Latin Curonia (“Courland”, literally “land of the Curonians”), from an original name Kurš, which could mean "quickly moving (at sea)," from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

Adjective

Curonian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Courland

Synonyms

• Courish
• Courlandish

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Courland

• Danish: kurisk
• German: kurisch, kurländisch
• Hungarian: kur (hu)
• Irish: Cúrónach, Cúróinis f (language)
• Italian: curlandese
• Polish: kuroński (pl)

Noun

Curonian (plural Curonians)

1. A member of a medieval Baltic tribe.

Proper noun

Curonian

1. An extinct Baltic language spoken by the Curonians.

References

• J. Endzelin: Über die Nationalität und Sprache der Kuren. In: Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen. XII, 1912.