curt
/ˈkɜːt/KURT
/ˈkɝt/KURT
Meaningclipped short
Common meaning: rudely brief
- curtdocked, clipped shortLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 504 · scan
Journey through time
- Aryan root · reconstructed√SKAR or SKAL‘shear, cut, cleave, scratch, dig’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 406, p. 744 · scan
- Latincurtus, -a, -um‘docked, clipped short’
- Englishmeaning shiftsdocked, clipped short → rudely briefcurt‘rudely brief’ · today
curt also in: curtail
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin curtus ‘docked, clipped short’.
Roots
- curtus, -a, -um Latin “docked, clipped short”
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