krátky

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See also: Kratky and krátký

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.

Adjective

krátky

  1. short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
    Antonym: dlhý
  2. short (having little duration)
    Antonym: dlhý
  3. short, brief, concise (containing few words)

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: кратки (kratki)
  • Slovak: krátky

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)

  1. short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
    Antonym: dlhý
  2. brief (having little duration)
    Antonym: dlhý
  3. pithy, terse, concise (containing few words)

Declension

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