Sindarin 

curu

noun. skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability, skill (of the hand), craft; power, ability; [N.] cunning; [ᴱN.] magic

Cognates

  • Q. curu “skill, skill; [ᴱQ.] magic, wizardry” ✧ SA/curu
  • Q. curwë “skill of the hand, technical skill and invention, [ᴹQ.] craft, [Q.] skill of the hand, technical skill and invention” ✧ VT41/08; VT41/10

Derivations

  • kurwē “skill of the hand; power, ability” ✧ PE22/151
    • KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, [ᴹ√] craft” ✧ PE22/151; VT41/10
  • KUR “have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, have power, strength, ability inherent physically or mentally; skill, [ᴹ√] craft” ✧ VT41/10

Element in

  • S. Curufin “*Skilled-Finwë” ✧ VT41/10
  • S. Curunír “Man of Skill” ✧ SA/curu
  • S. curunír “wizard, wizard, [N.] man of craft” ✧ PE22/151
  • ᴺS. curunis “witch”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kuru- > curu-[kurwe] > [kurwe] > [kurw] > [kuru]✧ VT41/10

Variations

  • Curu ✧ PE17/083
  • curu- ✧ VT41/10
Sindarin [PE17/083; PE22/151; SA/curu; VT41/08; VT41/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by