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scurt
short /ˈskurt/
adjective#848 most common
Also: brief, curt
Example sentences
Filmul este scurt.
The movie is short.
Am părul scurt.
I have short hair.
Rochia ei este foarte scurtă.
Her dress is very short.
Pantalonii scurți sunt confortabili vara.
Shorts (short pants) are comfortable in summer.
Zilele de iarnă sunt scurte.
Winter days are short.
Pe scurt, proiectul a fost un succes.
In short, the project was a success.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scurt (m) / scurtă (f) | scurți (m) / scurte (f) |
| Genitive | scurt (m) / scurte (f) | scurți (m) / scurte (f) |
| Accusative | scurt (m) / scurtă (f) | scurți (m) / scurte (f) |
| Vocative | scurtule (m) / scurto (f) | scurților |
Word family
a scurtato shorten
scurtăturăshortcut
scurtimeshortness, brevity
scurtcircuitshort circuit
pe scurtin short, briefly
Etymology
Scurt comes from Latin excurtus, a form built on curtus, meaning cut short or docked. The initial ex- weakened to an s- sound over time, a shift found in several other Romanian words that trace back to Latin ex-. The core sense of cutting something down has stayed intact for over a thousand years.
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