краткий

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кратъкъ (kratŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ. Doublet of коро́ткий (korótkij).

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Adjective

кра́ткий (krátkij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)кра́тче, superlative кратча́йший)

  1. brief
    Synonym: коро́ткий (korótkij)
    Antonym: до́лгий (dólgij)
  2. short

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “краткий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress