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English
Adjective
schort (comparative more schort, superlative most schort)
- Obsolete form of short.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schorte, from Old Dutch *scurta, from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ (“apron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɔrt/
- Hyphenation: schort
- Rhymes: -ɔrt
Noun
schort f or n (plural schorten, diminutive schortje n)
- apron (article of clothing)
Derived terms
Descendants
German
Pronunciation
Verb
schort
- second-person plural preterite of scheren
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
schort
- short (as opposed to being tall or long)
- short (in duration), brief, quick
- ephemeral, having a short lifetime
- scarce, rare, scanty
- mean, rude, disrespectful
Descendants
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Noun
schort (uncountable)
- shortness, being short
- A short duration or time.
- brevity, conciseness
- (poetry) A short metrical foot.
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