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Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.
Adjective
krátky
- short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
- Antonym: dlhý
- short (having little duration)
- Antonym: dlhý
- short, brief, concise (containing few words)
Descendants
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “krátky”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak krátky, from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
krátky (comparative kratší, superlative najkratší)
- short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
- Antonym: dlhý
- brief (having little duration)
- Antonym: dlhý
- pithy, terse, concise (containing few words)
Declension
Declension of krátky (hard-short)
Further reading
- “krátky”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024