adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Courland
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Curonian
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American: /k(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
name
Meaning 2
An extinct Baltic language spoken by the Curonians.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of a medieval Baltic tribe.
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: kurisk — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- German: kurisch — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- German: kurländisch — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- Hungarian: kur — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- Irish: Cúrónach — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- Irish: Cúróinis — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- Italian: curlandese — of, from, or pertaining to Courland
- Polish: kuroński — of, from, or pertaining to Courland