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kort.

short

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɔrt/[ˈkʰɒːd̥]

  1. short

  2. brief

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German kort, from Old Saxon *kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, cognate with German kurz, Dutch kort.

noun/kɔrt/[ˈkʰɒːd̥]

  1. card

    neuter

  2. map, plan

    neuter

  3. chart

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German kort, German Karte, from French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

adv/kɔrt/[ˈkʰɒːd̥]

  1. briefly

  2. curtly

  3. shortly

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German kort, from Old Saxon *kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, cognate with German kurz, Dutch kort.

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