kurva
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== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
kurva
inflection of kurvë:
definite nominative singular
indefinite nominative/accusative plural
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Czech kurva, from Proto-Slavic *kury.
Parallel with Macedonian курва (kurva) (whence курваница (kurvanica), a natively formed term for “brothel” (and many other terms), see nevěstinec).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkurva]
Hyphenation: kur‧va
=== Noun ===
kurva f
(vulgar) whore (prostitute)
Synonyms: děvka, šlapka, běhna, prostitutka, nevěstka
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== See also ====
markytánka
=== Adverb ===
kurva
(vulgar) fucking (very)
Můj spolubydlící vždycky udělá nepořádek v kuchyni a je to kurva otravné. ― My roomate would always make a mess in the kitchen and it's fucking irritating.
=== Interjection ===
kurva
(vulgar) fuck!; shit! (Expression of anger, dismay, or discontent)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sakra
Kurva! Zapomněl jsem zaplatit dnešní nájem! ― Fuck! I forgot to pay today's rent!
Ó, kurva! Koupelna je zaplavená! ― Oh, shit! The bathroom is flooding!
Co je kurva s tou mikrovlnkou? ― What the fuck is wrong with the microwave?
Jiří, můžeš si kurva pospíšit? Máme schůzku u doktora! ― George, will you hurry the fuck up? We have a doctor’s appointment!
=== Further reading ===
“kurva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kurva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“kurva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
== Estonian ==
=== Adjective ===
kurva
genitive singular of kurb
== Finnish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋɑ̝]
Rhymes: -urʋɑ
Syllabification(key): kur‧va
Hyphenation(key): kur‧va
=== Etymology 1 ===
See the entry for the lemma form.
==== Noun ====
kurva (colloquial)
alternative form of kurvi
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
==== Further reading ====
“kurva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Russian курва (kurva) or an earlier form of it.
==== Noun ====
kurva (dialectal, derogatory)
slut, whore (irreputable or promiscuous woman)
===== Synonyms =====
huora, lutka
=== Etymology 3 ===
Variant of the synonymous dialectal kurvi, possibly also related to kuore.
==== Noun ====
kurva (dialectal, South Karelia)
smelt, sparling (Osmerus eperlanus)
===== Synonyms =====
kuore, norssi
=== References ===
“kurva”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *kury.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈkurvɒ]
Hyphenation: kur‧va
Rhymes: -vɒ
=== Noun ===
kurva (plural kurvák)
(vulgar) a hooker, whore, prostitute, bitch
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Adjective ===
kurva
(vulgar, slang) used as an intensifier: goddamn, fucking, damn
Mikor javítják már meg ezt a kurva utat? ― When will they repair this damn road?
==== Derived terms ====
=== Adverb ===
kurva
(vulgar, slang) very, terribly, as fuck (to a great extent)
Most már tényleg kurva mérges vagyok. ― Now I’m really mad [angry] as f*ck.
=== Usage notes ===
This word is not used in Hungarian as an interjection on its own like its cognates in West Slavic languages (Czech kurva, Slovak kurva, Polish kurwa).
=== Further reading ===
kurva in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
== Ido ==
=== Adjective ===
kurva
curved, bent
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin curva, curvus. Doublet of kereb.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkurva/ [ˈkur.fa]
Rhymes: -urva
Syllabification: kur‧va
=== Noun ===
kurva (plural kurva-kurva)
curve
Synonym: lengkungan
==== Synonyms ====
lengkung (Standard Malay)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“kurva”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Russian курва (kurva).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋ]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/, [ˈkurʋɑ]
Rhymes: -urʋ, -urʋɑ
Hyphenation: kur‧va
=== Noun ===
kurva
(vulgar) whore, slut
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
hoora, (vulgar) bläädi
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 222
== Karelian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Russian курва (kurva), compare Ingrian kurva, Livvi kurvu and Veps kurv.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurʋɑ/
Hyphenation: kur‧va
=== Noun ===
kurva (genitive kurvan, partitive kurvua)
(vulgar) whore, slut
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
A. V. Punzhina (1994), “kurva”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “kurva”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[3], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
== Latvian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Lithuanian kurva.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Interjection ===
kurva
(vulgar) fuck
== Lithuanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed either from Polish kurwa or Belarusian ку́рва (kúrva).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkʊɾvɐ/
=== Noun ===
kùrva f
(vulgar) prostitute, whore
Synonyms: paleistuvė, kekšė
(vulgar) bitch
=== Interjection ===
kùrva
(vulgar) fuck!
(vulgar) intensifier
(vulgar) filler
== Maltese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian curva.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kur.va/
Rhymes: -urva
=== Noun ===
kurva m (plural kurvi)
curve
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Noun ===
kurva f sg
definite singular of kurve
== Old Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkurʋa/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkurva/
=== Noun ===
kurva f
whore, slut
Synonyms: nevěstka, ženima, vilnicě
bitch
(z) kurvy syn ― son of a bitch
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Czech: kurva
=== Further reading ===
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “kurva”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
kȗrba (regional)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kûːrʋa/
=== Noun ===
kȗrva f (Cyrillic spelling ку̑рва, relational adjective kùrvīnskī, augmentative kurvètina)
(vulgar) whore, prostitute
(vulgar, offensive) (regardless of gender) a worthless, despicable, unlikable person
(vulgar, offensive) bitch, a despicable, disagreeable, objectionable woman
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Balkan Romani: kùrva
→ Vlax Romani: kùrva
=== References ===
“kurva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Slovak ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kury.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkurva/
=== Noun ===
kurva f
(vulgar) prostitute, whore, hooker, slut
Synonyms: cundra, prostitútka, šľapka, štetka, pobehlica, pľundra, švandra, trcľa, filcka
(vulgar) fake friend, conman, liar, knave
Synonyms: ojebávač, hajzeľ, podliak, falošník
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Interjection ===
kurva
(vulgar) fuck, shit
Synonyms: do piče, doriti, tristo hrmených
=== Further reading ===
“kurva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
== Slovene ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kúːrʋa/
=== Noun ===
kȗrva f
(vulgar) dialectal form of kúrba
==== Declension ====
== Swedish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
(pronunciation spelling) kôrva
=== Etymology ===
From Latin curva, declesion of curvus. Compare English curve and Danish kurve.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /²kɵrva/
=== Noun ===
kurva c
curve, arc
a bend of a road
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
kurvatur
==== See also ====
linje
=== Further reading ===
“kurva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
kurva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)