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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /k(j)ʊˈɹoʊ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -əʊniən === Adjective === Curonian (not comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Courland ==== Synonyms ==== Courish Courlandish ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Curonian (plural Curonians) A member of a medieval Baltic tribe. === Proper noun === Curonian An extinct Baltic language spoken by the Curonians. === References === J. Endzelin: Über die Nationalität und Sprache der Kuren. In: Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen. XII, 1912.