schort

English

Adjective

schort (comparative more schort, superlative most schort)

1. Obsolete form of short.

Anagrams

• Storch

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schorte, from Old Dutch *scurta, from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ (“apron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɔrt/

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• Hyphenation: schort
• Rhymes: -ɔrt

Noun

schort f or n (plural schorten, diminutive schortje n)

1. apron (article of clothing)

Derived terms

• loodschort
• voorschort

Descendants

• Negerhollands: skorte
• → Indonesian: skort (“medical gown”)
• → Papiamentu: skòrt, schortsje, skortje

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

schort

1. second-person plural preterite of scheren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schorte, short, shorte

Etymology

From Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔrt/

Adjective

schort

1. short (as opposed to being tall or long)
2. short (in duration), brief, quick
3. ephemeral, having a short lifetime
4. scarce, rare, scanty
5. mean, rude, disrespectful

Descendants

• English: short
• Scots: short, schort

References

• “short, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.

Noun

schort (uncountable)

1. shortness, being short
2. A short duration or time.
3. brevity, conciseness
4. (poetry) A short metrical foot.

References

• “short, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.