scurt

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtus, from Latin curtus (“short”); the initial s- may also have been added later in Romanian, or appeared as a result of the influence of scurta, from excurtare. Compare also Aromanian shcurtu. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskurt/

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• Rhymes: -urt

Adjective

scurt m or n (feminine singular scurtă, masculine plural scurți, feminine/neuter plural scurte)

1. (of length) short
2. (of duration) short, brief

Declension

Declension of scurt

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	scurt		scurtă		scurți	scurte
	definite	scurtul		scurta		scurții	scurtele
genitive- dative	indefinite	scurt		scurte		scurți	scurte
	definite	scurtului		scurtei		scurților	scurtelor

Antonyms

• lung

Derived terms

• pe scurt

Related terms

• scurta

Further reading

• “scurt”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025