kort

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[edit] Danish

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  • IPA: /kɔrt/, [kʰɒːd̥]
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[edit] Adjective

kort (neuter kort, definite and plural korte, comparative kortere, superlative kortest)

  1. short
  2. brief

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kort

  1. briefly
  2. curtly
  3. shortly

[edit] Noun

kort n. (singular definite kortet, plural indefinite kort)

  1. card
  2. map
  3. plan
  4. chart

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of kort
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative kort kortet kort kortene
genitive korts kortets korts kortenes

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch cort, from Old Dutch kurt, an early borrowing from Latin curtus. Compare also German kurz.

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kort (comparative korter, superlative kortst)

  1. short

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Declension of kort
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial kort korter  
neuter
singular		 indefinite kort korter
definite korte kortere kortste het kortst(e)
common singular korte kortere kortste de kortste
plural korte kortere kortste de kortste
partitive korts korters  


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[edit] Verb

kort

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of korten.
  2. imperative of korten.

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[edit] Faroese

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  • IPA: [kɔʃt]

[edit] Noun

kort n.

  1. card
  2. map

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n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kort kortið kort kortini
Accusative kort kortið kort kortini
Dative korti kortinum kortum kortunum
Genitive korts kortsins korta kortanna

[edit] Icelandic

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[edit] Etymology

From the Old Norse word kort (“a map”) whence also the Danish kort (“a map”) and German Karte (“a card; a map”).

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kort n. (genitive singular korts, plural kort)

  1. a map syn.
  2. a postcard, a card syn.

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declension of kort
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kort kortið kort kortin
accusative kort kortið kort kortin
dative korti kortinu kortum kortunum
genitive korts kortsins korta kortanna

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[edit] Norwegian

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[edit] Adjective

kort

  1. short

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of kort
Bokmål Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular kort korte Comparative kortere Superlative kortest korteste
Feminine singular kort korte
Neuter singular kort korte
Plural korte korte
Nynorsk Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular kort korte Comparative kortare Superlative kortast kortaste
Feminine singular kort korte
Neuter singular kort korte
Plural korte korte

[edit] Noun

kort m.

  1. card

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of kort
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n kort kortet kort korta/kortene
Nynorsk n kort kortet kort korta [korti]

[edit] Polish

kort

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[edit] Noun

kort m.

  1. court (place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court)

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    declension of kort
singular plural
nominative kort korty
genitive kortu kortów
dative kortowi kortom
accusative kort korty
instrumental kortem kortami
locative korcie kortach
vocative korcie korty

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle Low German kort. Cognate with German kurz, Danish kort, Icelandic kort (“a card”) and Norwegian kort.

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[edit] Adjective

kort

  1. short
    • 1901, Zacharias Topelius, Noveller
      Thomas! Thomas! [...]viskade nu Lotten, ty det var den korte som segrat, och hon hade igenkänt honom.
      Thomas! Thomas! Lotten now whispered, since it was the short one that had won, and she had recognized him.
    • 1931, Hjalmar Bergman, Clownen Jac
      Kortaste avståndet mellan två punkter är den krokiga linjen, ju krokigare, desto kortare.
      The shortest distance between two points is the crooked line, the more crooked, the shorter.
[edit] Declension
Declension of kort
Inflections of
kort		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common kort kortare kortast
Neuter kort
Definite
singular		 Masc. korte kortaste
All korta kortaste
Plural korta kortaste
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[edit] Etymology 2

Probably from Danish kort or Middle Low German kort.

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[edit] Noun

kort n.

  1. a card; a piece of stiff paper or plastic.
    • 1926, John Wahlborg, Sista resan
      Mannen räckte mig ett litet kort, varpå han nedskrivit namn och adress på en kvinna i Stockholm.
      The man gave me a small card on which he had written the name and address of a woman in Stockholm.
  2. a playing card
  3. a card game, a game involving playing cards
    Ska vi spela kort?
    Shall we play cards?
  4. photograph
[edit] Declension
Declension of kort
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kort kortet kort korten
genitive korts kortets korts kortens
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[edit] Compounds
playing card
game
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