stuttur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr.

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stytstur)

  1. short

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stuttur (feminine stutt, neuter stutt, comparative styttri, superlative stystur)

  1. short
    Hárið mitt er stutt.
    My hair is short.
    Hann kom við í morgun og spjallaði við mig stutta stund.
    He came by this morning and chatted with me for a short while.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • gera höfðinu styttri, höfðinu styttri (to cut of someone's head, to make them shorter by the height of their head)
  • snípstuttur
  • stuttur í spuna (curt, brusque)
  • stutt og laggott (succinct, to the point)
  • í stuttu máli (in brief, stated briefly)
  • fyrir stuttu (a short while ago)
  • vera stutt í (of something; to happen soon)
  • stuttermabolur
  • stytta
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