See also: Kratky and krátký

Old Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.

Adjective

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krátky

  1. short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
    Antonym: dlhý
  2. short (having little duration)
    Antonym: dlhý
  3. short, brief, concise (containing few words)

Descendants

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  • Pannonian Rusyn: кратки (kratki)
  • Slovak: krátky

Further reading

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  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “krátky”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak krátky, from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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krátky (comparative kratší, superlative najkratší)

  1. short (having a small distance from one end or edge to another)
    Antonym: dlhý
  2. brief (having little duration)
    Antonym: dlhý
  3. pithy, terse, concise (containing few words)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • krátky”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024