short form

See also: short-form and shortform

English

Noun

short form (plural short forms)

1. (linguistics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.

   Synonyms: clipping, shortening

   Tux is a short form of tuxedo.

   Rob is a short form of Robert.

3. (grammar) Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.

   нов, нова, ново, новы (nov, nova, novo, novy) are short forms of новый (novyj).

Translations

word formed by removing syllables from another

• French: forme tronquée f
• German: Kurzform (de) f, Kurzwort (de) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kortform m or f

  Nynorsk: kortform f

• Polish: skrót (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: forma abreviada f
• Romanian: formă scurtă
• Russian: кра́ткая фо́рма (ru) f (krátkaja fórma), сокраще́ние (ru) n (sokraščénije)
• Welsh: ffurf dalfyredig f

shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively

• Polish: forma krótka f
• Portuguese: forma curta f, forma breve f
• Russian: кра́ткая фо́рма (ru) f (krátkaja fórma)