khortz

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Cognate with German kurz, also English curt.

Adjective[edit]

khortz (comparative khörtzor, superlative dar khörtzorste)

  1. (Sette Comuni) short, brief
    Dar bèg is khortz.The street is short.
    De marzléenlen zeint khörtzor.The skirts are shorter.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “khortz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo