FromDutch kort , fromMiddle Dutch cort , fromOld Dutch *kurt , fromProto-West Germanic *kurt , an early borrowing fromLatin curtus .
kort (attributive kort ,comparative korter ,superlative kortste )
short (in extent, physical length)Hierdie broek is te lank vir my. Kan jy hom bietjiekorter maak? These trousers are too long for me. Can you make them a littleshorter ? Hierdie psalm is een van diekortstes . ―This psalm is one of theshortest . short (in time)Na ’nkort geveg het hulle die dorp ingeneem. After ashort encounter, they captured the village. FromMiddle Low German kort , fromOld Saxon *kurt , fromProto-West Germanic *kurt , cognate withGerman kurz ,Dutch kort .
kort (plural and definite singular attributive korte )
short brief 1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
kort
briefly curtly shortly Borrowed fromLow German kort ,German Karte , fromFrench carte , fromLatin charta , fromAncient Greek χάρτη ( khártē ) .
kort n (singular definite kortet ,plural indefinite kort )
card map ,plan chart Inherited fromMiddle Dutch cort , fromOld Dutch curt , fromProto-West Germanic *kurt , an early borrowing fromLatin curtus .
kort (comparative korter ,superlative kortst )
short Antonym: lang See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
kort
inflection ofkorten : first / second / third-person singular present indicative imperative FromOld Norse kort , fromMiddle High German karte , fromOld French carte , fromLatin charta , fromAncient Greek χάρτης ( khártēs ) .
kort n (genitive singular korts , plural kort )
card map kort
second-person plural preterite ofkiesen second-person plural preterite ofküren kor +-t
IPA (key ) : [ˈkort] Hyphenation:kort kort
accusative singular ofkor Borrowed fromEnglish court .
kort
( law ) court ;tribunal Inherited fromOld Norse kort ( “ a map ” ) , fromMiddle High German karte , fromOld French carte , fromLatin charta ( “ papyrus, paper ” ) . Related toDanish kort ( “ a map ” ) andGerman Karte ( “ a card; a map ” ) .
kort n (genitive singular korts ,nominative plural kort )
map Synonym: landakort postcard ,card Synonyms: póstkort ,bréfspjald debit card Synonym: debetkort credit card Synonyms: kreditkort ,greiðslukort ,krítarkort FromLatin curtus , viaMiddle Low German kort andOld Norse kortr .
kort (neuter singular kort ,definite singular and plural korte ,comparative kortere ,indefinite plural kortest ,definite plural korteste )
short påkort sikt ―in the short term påkort varsel ―at short notice brief ( as an adverb ) briefly ,shortly (etter ( “ after ” ) )Borrowed fromGerman Low German kort , fromLatin charta , fromAncient Greek χάρτης ( khártēs ,“ papyrus, paper ” ) .
kort n (definite singular kortet ,indefinite plural kort ,definite plural korta or kortene )
acard kort
imperative ofkorte “kort” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromLatin curtus , viaMiddle Low German kort andOld Norse kortr .
kort (neuter singular kort ,definite singular and plural korte ,comparative kortare ,indefinite superlative kortast ,definite superlative kortaste )
short FromAncient Greek χάρτης ( khártēs ,“ papyrus, paper ” ) , viaLatin charta andGerman Low German kort .
kort n (definite singular kortet ,indefinite plural kort ,definite plural korta )
card “kort” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromMiddle Low German kort , fromOld Saxon kurt , fromProto-West Germanic *kurt .
kort (comparative kjarta ,superlative kjartsta )
short Antonym: lank kort Borrowed fromEnglish court .Doublet ofkohorta .
kort m inan
( tennis ) court ( place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court ) kort inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANkort in Polish dictionaries at PWNkort in PWN's encyclopediaFromMiddle Low German kort , fromOld Saxon *kurt , fromProto-West Germanic *kurt , an early borrowing fromLatin curtus .[ 1] Cognate withGerman kurz ,Dutch kort ,Danish kort andNorwegian Bokmål kort .
kort (comparative kortare ,superlative kortast )
short Antonym: lång 1901 ,Zacharias Topelius ,Noveller [1] :Thomas! Thomas! [...]viskade nu Lotten, ty det var denkorte som segrat, och hon hade igenkänt honom. Thomas! Thomas! Lotten now whispered, since it was the short one that had won, and she had recognized him. 1931 ,Hjalmar Bergman ,Clownen Jac [2] :Kortaste avståndet mellan två punkter är den krokiga linjen, ju krokigare, destokortare .The shortest distance between two points is the crooked line, the more crooked, the shorter. 1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.2 Dated or archaic.3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Probably fromDanish kort ( “ a card ” ) or possibly from a not referencedMiddle Low German wordkort known in Low German,kort ( “ a card ” ) .[ 1] Cognate withIcelandic kort ( “ a card, a map ” ) andFaroese kort ( “ a card, a map ” ) , both fromOld Norse kort ( “ a map ” ) , all based on a variant of theLatin wordscharta andcarta .[ 1]
kort n
acard ; a piece of stiff paper or plastic.1926 , John Wahlborg,Sista resan [3] :Mannen räckte mig ett litetkort , varpå han nedskrivit namn och adress på en kvinna i Stockholm. The man gave me a small card on which he had written the name and address of a woman in Stockholm. aplaying card Synonym: spelkort ( uncountable ) acard game , a game involving playing cardsSka vi spelakort ? ―Shall we play cards? photograph Synonyms: foto ,fotografi Borrowed fromEnglish court .
kort (definite accusative kortu ,plural kortlar )
court