short form

See also: shortform

English

Noun

short form (plural short forms)

1. (phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.

   "Tux" is a short form of "tuxedo".

   "Rob" is a short form of "Robert".

   Synonyms: clipping, shortening

3. (grammar) Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively.

   нов, нова, ново, новы (nov, nova, novo, novy) are short forms of новый (novyj).

Translations

word formed by removing syllables from another

• French: forme tronquée f
• German: Kurzform (de) f, Kurzwort (de) n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kortform m or f

  Nynorsk: kortform f

• Romanian: formă scurtă
• Russian: кра́ткая фо́рма (ru) f (krátkaja fórma), сокраще́ние (ru) n (sokraščénije)
• Welsh: ffurf dalfyredig f

shortened form of an adjective, used predicatively

• Portuguese: forma curta f
• Russian: кра́ткая фо́рма (ru) f (krátkaja fórma)