English-Finnish translations for short form

Definition of short form

• 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
• Particularly in Slavic languages, a shortened form of the adjective, used predicatively

Examples

• "Tux" is a short form of "tuxedo"
• "Rob" is a short form of "Robert".not a diminutive, which implies affection or smallness; "Robbie" would be a diminutive--

Related words

• for short
• for a short while
• Blanford’s Short-toed Lark
• foreshortening
• radar foreshortening