curtus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) shortened, short
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) mutilated, broken, incomplete

Concepts

short

defective

gelded

brief

mutilated

shortened

mangled

Synonyms

brevis

Translations

corto

kort

curt

curto

kısa

kurz

corto

court

قصير

kurt

κοντός

mutila

mutilèrent

mutiliert

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkʊr.tʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kortos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥tós (“short”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ (“short”), Scots short, schort (“short”), Old High German scurz (“short”) (Middle High German schurz, Old Norse skorta (“to lack”) (Danish skorte), (maybe) Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), English short. More at shirt.