Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kort

/kˈɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: ko-rt
IPA: /kˈɔɹt/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of Knight of the Round Table.

Informal

noun

Abbreviation of Knight of the Round Table.

Informal

noun

Abbreviation of Knights of the Round Table.

Informal

name

Etymology

* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”). * As a German surname, pet form of Konrad. * As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord. * Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -, קאָרט

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

KORTs (plural) K.O.R.T. (alternative)

Homonyms

ct cort korte

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce kort?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹt/.
What does kort mean?: Abbreviation of Knight of the Round Table.
Where does kort come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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