Albanian

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Etymology

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According to Guillaume Bonnet, possibly from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Alternatively borrowed from reconstructed Vulgar Latin *excurtus (cf. Italian scurto, Romanian scurt, Aromanian shcurtu), derivative of Latin curtus. The Albanian, (reconstructed) Latin, and Germanic terms developed in the same way. A borrowing theory does not explain the sense developement and progression of the Albanian root itself.[1]

Adjective

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shkurt (feminine shkurte)

  1. short

Adverb

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shkurt

  1. in short, in brief, in sum
  2. abruptly

Noun

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shkurt m (definite shkurti)

  1. short male
  2. February
    Synonym: fror

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Guillaume Bonnet. Les mots latins de l’albanais. Paris–Montreal: L’Harmattan, 1998, pp. 85, 119, 293, 345n1.