short form
A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the…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.
» In Russian, Rita is the short form of the name Margarita.
В русском языке Рита — краткая форма имени Маргарита.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Kurzform, Kurzwort
кра́ткая фо́рмаkrátkaja fórma, сокраще́ниеsokraščénije
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).
кра́ткая фо́рмаkrátkaja fórma
Examples
1 sentencesIn Russian, Rita is the short form of the name Margarita.
ruВ русском языке Рита — краткая форма имени Маргарита. — odexed
Translations
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Forms
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