kurtz
archaic spelling of 'kurz'; short, brief.
English translations
- 01
short
- 02
brief
- 03
concise
Word details
- German meaning
- Falsch geschriebene Version von 'kurz'.
- English meaning
- Short
- Synonym
- kurz, klein
- German example
- Ich habe nur kurtz Zeit.
- English example
- I only have a short time.
- Comparative
- kürtzerSuperlative: am kürtzesten
Example sentences with “kurtz”
In kurtz Zeit wird alles vorbei sein. (In a short time, everything will be over.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is 'kurtz' spelled with a 't' in old German texts?
Before standardized orthography, 't' was often inserted after 'r' in words like 'kurtz'. Modern German uses 'kurz'. Both forms are phonetically similar, but 'kurz' is the only accepted spelling today.