cur

Signification (Anglais)

1. (dated, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.
2. (dated, humorous) A detestable person.
3. (archaic, dialectal) A sheepdog or watchdog.

Concepts

cabot

clébard

🐕

corniaud

mâtin

chien

🐕

clebs

🐕

caniche

🐩

bâtard

Synonymes

mongrel

mutt

dog

🐕

tyke

donkey

🫏

pooch

feist

street dog

mongrel dog

bitzer

ass

🍑

random-bred dog

caitiff

coward

craven

Traductions

Köter

🐕

κοπρίτης

Töle

🐕

it

🐕

κοπρόσκυλο

vira-lata

perro

🐕

can

🐕

chucho

Hund

🐕

cane

🐕

ploert

μπασταρδόσκυλο

λεχρίτης

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɜː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: curre

Appartenant à moyen néerlandais: corre

Appartenant à néerlandais: korre

Appartenant à suédois: kurre

Appartenant à vieux norrois: kurra

Appartenant à Middle Low German: kurren

In summary

From Middle English curre (“watchdog, small hunting dog, mongrel, mutt”), perhaps of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin. Compare Middle Dutch corre (“domestic dog, yard dog, watch-dog”), dialectal Dutch korre (“dog, yard dog”), dialectal Swedish kurre (“a dog”). Compare also Old Norse kurra (“to growl; grumble”), Middle Low German kurren, korren (“to growl”). Compare also Middle Dutch querie (“female dog, bitch”).