schort

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English

Adjective

schort (comparative more schort, superlative most schort)

  1. Obsolete form of short.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schorte, from Old Dutch *skurta, from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ (“apron”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɔrt/
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  • Hyphenation: schort
  • Rhymes: -ɔrt

Noun

schort f or n (plural schorten, diminutive schortje n)

  1. apron (article of clothing)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: skorte
  • → Papiamentu: skòrt, schortsje, skortje

German

Pronunciation

Verb

schort

  1. second-person plural preterite of scheren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

schort

  1. short (as opposed to being tall or long)
  2. short (in duration), brief, quick
  3. ephemeral, having a short lifetime
  4. scarce, rare, scanty
  5. mean, rude, disrespectful

Descendants

References

Noun

schort (uncountable)

  1. shortness, being short
  2. A short duration or time.
  3. brevity, conciseness
  4. (poetry) A short metrical foot.

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