cur

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

cane

🐕

bastardo

vigliacco

cagnaccio

sinonimi

mongrel

mutt

dog

🐕

tyke

donkey

🫏

pooch

feist

street dog

mongrel dog

bitzer

ass

🍑

random-bred dog

caitiff

coward

craven

Traduzioni

Köter

🐕

κοπρίτης

Töle

🐕

corniaud

κοπρόσκυλο

it

🐕

cabot

clébard

🐕

perro

🐕

vira-lata

ploert

mâtin

Hund

🐕

chien

🐕

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kɜː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: curre

Affine olandese medio: corre

Affine olandese: korre

Affine svedese: kurre

Affine norse antico: kurra

Affine 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”).