kurd

See also: Kurd

Catalan

Etymology

From the name in Kurdish, but of unknown ultimate meaning. More at Kurds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkurt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkuɾt]
• Rhymes: -uɾt
• Homophone: curt

Adjective

kurd (feminine kurda, masculine plural kurds, feminine plural kurdes)

1. Kurdish

Noun

kurd m (plural kurds, feminine kurda)

1. Kurd

Noun

kurd m (uncountable)

1. Kurdish

Related terms

• Kurdistan

Further reading

• “kurd” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurd]
• Hyphenation: kurd
• Rhymes: -urd

Adjective

kurd (not comparable)

1. Kurdish

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurd	kurdok
accusative	kurdot	kurdokat
dative	kurdnak	kurdoknak
instrumental	kurddal	kurdokkal
causal-final	kurdért	kurdokért
translative	kurddá	kurdokká
terminative	kurdig	kurdokig
essive-formal	kurdként	kurdokként
essive-modal	kurdul	—
inessive	kurdban	kurdokban
superessive	kurdon	kurdokon
adessive	kurdnál	kurdoknál
illative	kurdba	kurdokba
sublative	kurdra	kurdokra
allative	kurdhoz	kurdokhoz
elative	kurdból	kurdokból
delative	kurdról	kurdokról
ablative	kurdtól	kurdoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kurdé	kurdoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kurdéi	kurdokéi

Noun

kurd (countable and uncountable, plural kurdok)

1. Kurd (person)
2. Kurdish (language of Kurdistan)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kurd	kurdok
accusative	kurdot	kurdokat
dative	kurdnak	kurdoknak
instrumental	kurddal	kurdokkal
causal-final	kurdért	kurdokért
translative	kurddá	kurdokká
terminative	kurdig	kurdokig
essive-formal	kurdként	kurdokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kurdban	kurdokban
superessive	kurdon	kurdokon
adessive	kurdnál	kurdoknál
illative	kurdba	kurdokba
sublative	kurdra	kurdokra
allative	kurdhoz	kurdokhoz
elative	kurdból	kurdokból
delative	kurdról	kurdokról
ablative	kurdtól	kurdoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kurdé	kurdoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kurdéi	kurdokéi

Possessive forms of kurd
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kurdom	kurdjaim
2nd person sing.	kurdod	kurdjaid
3rd person sing.	kurdja	kurdjai
1st person plural	kurdunk	kurdjaink
2nd person plural	kurdotok	kurdjaitok
3rd person plural	kurdjuk	kurdjaik

Further reading

• kurd in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	کورد (kurd)
Zazaki	kird

Etymology

Of unclear origin. See Kurd for theories.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʊɾd/
• Rhymes: -ʊɾd

• Audio:

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Noun

k’urd m or f (Arabic spelling کورد)

1. Kurd

Declension

Declension of kurd

Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	kurd	kurd	kurd
Construct	kurda	kurdê	kurdên
Oblique	kurdê	kurdî	kurdan
Demonstrative oblique	wê kurdê	wî kurdî	wan kurdan
Vocative	kurdê	kurdo	kurdino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case	Feminine (sg)	Masculine (sg)	Plural
Nominative	kurdek	kurdek	kurdin
Construct	kurdeke	kurdekî	kurdine
Oblique	kurdekê	kurdekî	kurdinan

Derived terms

• kurdane
• kurddost
• kurdewar
• kurdhez
• Kurdistan
• kurdnas
• kurdolog
• kurdolojî
• kurdyar
• kurdî
• kurdînî
• kurdîtî
• kurdîzar

 

See also

• kurmanc
• soran
• zaza

 

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “kurd”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “K’urd”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 426

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kurde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurd/

Noun

kurd m (plural kurzi, feminine equivalent kurdă)

1. Kurd

Adjective

kurd m or n (feminine singular kurdă, masculine plural kurzi, feminine and neuter plural kurde)

1. Kurdish

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	kurd		kurdă		kurzi	kurde
	definite	kurdul		kurda		kurzii	kurdele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	kurd		kurde		kurzi	kurde
	definite	kurdului		kurdei		kurzilor	kurdelor

Swedish

Noun

kurd c

1. Kurd

Declension

Declension of kurd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kurd	kurds
	definite	kurden	kurdens
plural	indefinite	kurder	kurders
	definite	kurderna	kurdernas

Derived terms

• kurdisk
• kurdiska

Related terms

• Kurdistan

References

• kurd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kurd in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Uzbek

Etymology

From the name in Kurdish, but of unknown ultimate meaning. More at Kurds.

Noun

kurd (plural kurdlar)

1. Kurd

Derived terms

• kurdcha