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curtus.

shortened, mutilated; broken

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkʊr.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkur.tus]

  1. shortened, mutilated; broken

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. circumcized

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. incomplete, defective

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

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.

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