adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
curtus
curtus (feminine curta, neuter curtum)
Classical[ˈkʊr.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkur.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveshortened, mutilated; broken
Near-synonyms: mancus, truncus
- adjectivecircumcized
- adjectivefigurativelyincomplete, defective
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Brevis · Curtus
Brevis (βραχύς) means short by nature; whereas curtus (καρτός, from κείρω), means shortened.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | curtus | curta | curtum |
| genitive | curtī | curtae | curtī |
| dative | curtō | curtae | curtō |
| accusative | curtum | curtam | curtum |
| ablative | curtō | curtā | curtō |
| vocative | curte | curta | curtum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | curtī | curtae | curta |
| genitive | curtōrum | curtārum | curtōrum |
| dative | curtīs | curtīs | curtīs |
| accusative | curtōs | curtās | curta |
| ablative | curtīs | curtīs | curtīs |
| vocative | curtī | curtae | curta |
curtus, a, um, adj. root in Sanscr. kart, to cut; cf. Germ. kurz,
I. shortened, mutilated, broken, short (class.; most freq. in the poets).
I. Lit.: dolia, pots (chamber vessels), Lucr. 4, 1026; cf.
vasa, Juv. 3, 271: pergula, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 70. testa, Mart. 3, 82, 3; cf. testu, Ov. F. 2, 645 al.. calix, Mart. 1 92, 6, : curtum temone jugum, Juv. 10, 135: latus, Mart. 12, 32, 13: Judaei, i. e. circumcised, Hor. S. 1, 9, 70; cf. equus, castrated, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 20. but curto mulo, with shortened tail ( = curtatā caudā), Hor. S. 1, 6, 104. —II. Trop.:
res, Hor. C. 3, 24, 64 (cf. curto, II.): centussis, a clipped piece, Pers. 5, 191: sententia quasi curta, Cic. Fin. 4, 14, 36: fides ingratae patriae, Juv. 14, 166 al.— Of defective, incomplete discourse, Cic. Or. 50, 168; 51, 173; Lact. 6, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
curtus adj.,
shortened, mutilated, broken, short: vasa, Iu.: testa, O.: temone iugum, Iu.: Iudaei, i. e. circumcised, H.: equus, castrated, Pr.: mulus, with cropped tail, H.—Fig., lessened, impaired, defective, poor: res, H.: sententia: fides patriae, Iu.—Of discourse, incomplete.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *kortos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥tós (“short”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ (“short”), Scots short, schort (“short”), Old High German scurz (“short”) (Middle High German schurz, Old Norse skorta (“to lack”) (Danish skorte), (maybe) Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), English short. More at shirt.
Elsewhere
- Catalanescurçófrom Late Latin curtiō
- Italianscorzonefrom Late Latin curtiō
- Spanishescuerzofrom Late Latin curtiō
- Romanianscurtfrom Vulgar Latin *excurtus
- Englishcurt
- Romaniancurtfrom Hungarian kurta
- Emiliancûrt
- Sicilianscursunifrom Late Latin curtiō
- Aromanianshcurtufrom Vulgar Latin *excurtus
- Albanianshkurtfrom Vulgar Latin *excurtus
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancurt
- Occitancort
- Frenchcourtfrom Old French curt
- Franco-Provençalcôrt
- Wallooncoûfrom Old French curt
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecurto
- Spanishcorto
- Asturiancortu
- Asturiancurtiu
- Galiciancorto
Insular Romance
- Sardiniancurtu
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancorto
- Dalmatiancort
- Neapolitancurto
- Siciliancurtu
- Venetancurto
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliancurt
- Ladincurt
- Romanshcurt