scurt
Romanian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *excurtus, from Latin curtus (“short”); the initial s- may also have been added later in Romanian, or appeared as a result of the influence of scurta, from excurtare. Compare also Aromanian shcurtu. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skurt/
Adjective
scurt m or n (feminine singular scurtă, masculine plural scurți, feminine and neuter plural scurte)
- (of objects) short
- brief
Declension
declension of scurt
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | scurt | scurtă | scurți | scurte | ||
| definite | scurtul | scurta | scurții | scurtele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | scurt | scurte | scurți | scurte | ||
| definite | scurtului | scurtei | scurților | scurtelor | |||
Antonyms
- lung
Related terms
- scurta
See also
- scund