kort

Icelandic

/kʰɔr̥t/

noun
Definitions
  • map
  • postcard, card
  • debit card
  • credit card

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German karte derived from Old French carte derived from Latin paper, charta, papyrus derived from Ancient Greek χάρτης (papyrus, paper, sheet of paper, thin sheet, book, a book, leaf of paper, a papyrus scroll) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰer-

Gloss

yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

短

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