kurns

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrnas or *kúrˀnas. Compare Proto-Slavic *kъrnъ (maimed). Related to kur̃ls (deaf), Lithuanian kur̃čias (deaf) with different suffixes.[1]

Adjective

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kurns (definite kurnais, no adverb)

  1. (rare) deaf
    Synonyms: kurls, nedzirdīgs

Usage notes

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The related word kurls is the commonly used term for "deaf".

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “kurns”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540

Further reading

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