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kurz

adj · /kʊʁt͡s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with Dutch and Low German kort, English curt, Swedish kort.

Translation

  1. short, quick, brief temporal
  2. short
  3. concise, succinct, in short

kurz

adv · /kʊʁt͡s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with Dutch and Low German kort, English curt, Swedish kort.

Translation

  1. briefly, in short