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Dictionary > Maltiid

Word[?]
MALT3D Maltiid
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/ˈmæl tid/
Official Definition[?]

Brief
(POGGLE, p. 1097)

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. brief, short, momentary
adv. briefly, shortly, momentarily
n. briefness, brevity, shortness, momentariness
v. to shorten, make or become brief

Usage[?]

Qethsegol vahrukiv Vulgrum fin Zahkrii ko fin ven sovrahzun wen moro lost maltiid nuz ko vahrukt unslaad.
This stone commemorates Vulgrum the Sword in the Wind, the mercenary whose glory was brief, but in memory eternal.
(Word Wall for Ven, Cyclone)

Connotations[?]

Refers to a short span or duration, not used to mean ‘briefly’ or ‘shortly’ as in ‘soon’.

Etymology[?]

Compound of mal ‘little’ and tiid ‘time’.

Notes[?]

Antonym of lingrah ‘long (of time)’.