*kursô

Runic: ᚲᚢᚱᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈkur.sɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

bull, calf

Etymology

Thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₃u- (w)ŕ̥s-ēn (‘bull’), from *gʷoh₃ws (‘cow’) + *wérsēn (‘male animal’), cognate with Sanskrit गोवृष (govṛṣa) (govṛṣa, ‘bull’), Proto-Tocharian *kauwärṣän (‘bull’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	kursô	kursaniz
Acc.	kursanų	kursanunz
Gen.	kursiniz	kursanǫ̂
Dat.	kursini	kursammaz
Inst.	kursinē	kursammiz
Voc.	kursô	kursaniz

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Descendants

*kursō (Proto-Norse)
- *kusë (Proto-Samic)
*kursō (Proto-Norse)
- kursi, kussi, kussa (Old Norse)
  - kussi, kusa (Faroese)
  - kussi, kusi, kussa, kusa (Icelandic)
  - kusse, kussa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - kossa (Swedish)
*kursō (Proto-Norse)
- kursi, kussi, kussa (Old Norse)
  - kussi, kossi (Scots)
    - kussak, kussack (Scots)
*kussō (Proto-Norse)
- *kusë (Proto-Samic)
*kussō (Proto-Norse)
- kursi, kussi, kussa (Old Norse)
  - kussi, kusa (Faroese)
  - kussi, kusi, kussa, kusa (Icelandic)
  - kusse, kussa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - kossa (Swedish)
*kussō (Proto-Norse)
- kursi, kussi, kussa (Old Norse)
  - kussi, kossi (Scots)
    - kussak, kussack (Scots)

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