"kort" meaning in Afrikaans

See kort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔrt/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-kort.wav
Etymology: From Dutch kort, from Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch *kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, an early borrowing from Latin curtus. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kort}} Dutch kort, {{inh|af|dum|cort}} Middle Dutch cort, {{inh|af|odt|*kurt}} Old Dutch *kurt, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*kurt}} Proto-West Germanic *kurt, {{der|af|la|curtus}} Latin curtus Head templates: {{af-adj|kort}} kort (attributive kort, comparative korter, superlative kortste) Forms: kort [attributive], korter [comparative], kortste [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], kort [attributive, positive, predicative], korte [attributive, independent, positive, singular], kortes [attributive, independent, plural, positive], korts [partitive, positive], korter [attributive, comparative, predicative], kortere [attributive, comparative, independent, singular], korteres [attributive, comparative, independent, plural], korters [comparative, partitive], kortste [attributive, predicative, superlative], kortste [singular, superlative], kortstes [attributive, independent, plural, superlative], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. short (in extent, physical length)
    Sense id: en-kort-af-adj-QQoKQDzV Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. short (in time)
    Sense id: en-kort-af-adj-mVsVP9id Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kortsigtig, verkort 
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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    {
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        "superlative"
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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          "english": "These trousers are too long for me. Can you make them a little shorter?",
          "text": "Hierdie broek is te lank vir my. Kan jy hom bietjie korter maak?",
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          "english": "This psalm is one of the shortest.",
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          "english": "After a short encounter, they captured the village.",
          "text": "Na ’n kort geveg het hulle die dorp ingeneem.",
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}

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      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive"
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      "form": "korter",
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        "comparative",
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        "superlative"
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