Latvian

Kurlas meitenes

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) kursls

Adjective

kurls (def. kurlais, comp. kurlāks, sup. viskurlākais; irreg. adv. (none))

1. deaf (not capable of hearing sounds)

   kurlas meitenes‎ ― deaf girls

   būt kurlam ar labo ausi‎ ― to be deaf on the right ear

   viņa bija pilnīgi kurla, sen jau atradinājusies klausīties un mēģināt saprast, ko citi runāja‎ ― she was completely deaf, she had long ago given up listening and trying to understand what others say

   ausis bija pilnīgi aizkritušas, viņš gāja kā kurls‎ ― (his) ears were completely closed, he walked as if deaf

   ausis kurlas no lādiņu kaucieniem un detonācijām‎ ― (his) ears (were) deaf from the howl and detonation of the (bomb)shells

2. deaf (who does not want to listen; disobedient)

   būt kurlam pret labiem padomiem‎ ― to be deaf to good advice

   Ieva bija un palika pret šiem svarīgiem krusttēva pierādījumiem kurla‎ ― Ieva was and remained deaf to her uncle's important (pieces of) evidence

Declension

Usage notes

Level intonation is the standard intonation for the term kurls ‎(“deaf”) according to Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca, pronunciation with a broken intonation is very common, however.

Synonyms

• nedzirdīgs
• vājdzirdīgs

Antonyms

• dzirdīgs

Derived terms

• apkurlt
• kurlums
• pakurls

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “kurls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7