S. curu n. “skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability” (Category: Craft, Trade)

S. curu, n. “skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability; [N.] cunning; [ᴱN.] magic” (Category: Craft, Trade)

G. fimli “skill”

G. ogor “might, power, ability”

G. sôn² “craft, skill”

References ✧ PE17/83; PE22/151; SA/curu; VT41/8, 10

Glosses

• “craft” ✧ PE17/83
• “power, ability” ✧ PE22/151
• “skill” ✧ SA/curu
• “skill of the hand” ✧ VT41/10

Element In

• ᴺS. ^curunis “witch”
• S. Curufin “*Skilled-Finwë” ✧ VT41/10
• S. curunír “wizard” ✧ PE22/151
• S. Curunír “Man of Skill” ✧ SA/curu

Cognates

• Q. curu “skill” ✧ SA/curu
• Q. curwë “skill of the hand, technical skill and invention” ✧ VT41/8 (kurwe); VT41/10 (Kurwe)

Derivations

• < √KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill” ✧ VT41/10 (kuru-)
• < ✶kurwē “skill of the hand; power, ability” ✧ PE22/151
  • < √KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill” ✧ PE22/151 (KURU); VT41/10 (kuru-)

Phonetic Developments

√kuru- > curu-

[kurwe] > [kurwe] > [kurw] > [kuru]

✧ VT41/10

N. curu n. “cunning” (Category: Reason, Intelligence)

References ✧ Ety/KUR; EtyAC/KUR

Glosses

• “cunning” ✧ Ety/KUR

Variations

• curu ✧ Ety/KUR

Changes

• curu »» curu “cunning” ✧ EtyAC/KUR

Inflections

cyry	plural	✧ EtyAC/KUR
#guru	soft-mutation; c-mutation	✧ EtyAC/KUR

Element In

• N. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ Ety/KUR
• N. crumguru “wiley, sinister, guilty” ✧ EtyAC/KUR
• N. curunir “a man of craft, wizard” ✧ Ety/KUR

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kurwe “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR

Derivations

• < ᴹ√KUR “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR; Ety/KUR
  • < curw < KUR ✧ Ety/KUR

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KUR > curw > curu	[kurwe] > [kurwe] > [kurw] > [kuru]	✧ Ety/KUR
ᴹ√KUR > cyry	[kurwi] > [kyrwi] ? [kyrui] > [kyry]	✧ EtyAC/KUR

ᴱN. curw n. “magic” (Category: Magic, Witchcraft, Sorcery)

Reference ✧ PE13/141 ✧ “magic”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√KURU “*magic”

G. curu n. “magic” (Category: Magic, Witchcraft, Sorcery)

References ✧ GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Glosses

• “magic” ✧ GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar; GL/28 (curi)

Variations

• curu ✧ GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
• curi ✧ GL/28

Element In

• G. curin “magical” ✧ GL/28 (curin)
• G. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ LT2A/Curufin
• G. curug “wizard” ✧ GL/28 (curion); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
• G. curus “witch” ✧ GL/28 (curiel); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
• G. curuthli “enchantments, sorcery” ✧ GL/28

Cognates

• ᴱQ. kuru “magic, wizardry” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Derivations

• < ᴱ√KURU “*magic”