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kurto

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Ladino

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish corto (short), from Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Adjective

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kurto (Hebrew spelling קורטו)[1]

  1. short [16th c.]
    • 2005, La Lettre Sépharade[1], numbers 20–31, →ISBN, page 23:
      Eya keria meterte fostanikos brodados para resivir sus musafiras, i tu te fuyias de la kaza vistida kon pantalonikos kurtos, i paresiyas un zinganiko de las kayes.
      She wanted to put embroidered dresses on you for receiving her guests, and you left the house dressed with short little pants; you looked like a street urchin.
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References

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  1. ^ kurto”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

Latvian

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Participle

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kurto

  1. inflection of kurtais:
    1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
    2. genitive plural masculine/feminine