shortage
English
noun
Definitions
- A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
Etymology
Suffix from English short (brittle, of pastry).
Origin
English
short
Gloss
brittle, of pastry
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Shorty English
- antishort English
- megashort English
- short English
- short fetched English
- short-fetched English
- short-legged English
- short-lived English
- short-tailed hawk English
- shortarse English
- shortboard English
- shortbow English
- shortbread English
- shortcake English
- shortchange English
- shortclothes English
- shortcode English
- shortcrust English
- shortcut English
- shorten English
- shortfall English
- shortfalling English
- shortfetched English
- shortfic English
- shortfin English
- shortform English
- shortgown English
- shortgrass English
- shorth English
- shorthair English
- shorthaired English
- shorthand English
- shorthanded English
- shorthead English
- shorthold English
- shorthorn English
- shortie English
- shortify English
- shortish English
- shortleaf English
- shortline English
- shortly English
- shortness English
- shortnose English
- shortsea English
- shortsheet English
- shortsome English
- shortstop English
- shortsword English
- shorttail English
- shortwall English
- shortward English
- shortwards English
- shortwave English
- shortwing English
- shorty English
- supershort English
- ultrashort English
- shortata Finnish
- short Italian
- short French
- ショート Japanese
- schort Middle English
- short Chinese
- 秀逗 Chinese
- sotpela Tok Pisin
- short
- Shorty
- shorty
- shorth
- shorten
- shortly
- shortie
- shortfic
- shortify
- shortish
- shortbow
- shortfin
- shortcut
- shortsea
- shortward
- shortfall
- shortwall
- shortcake
- shorthair
- shortness
- antishort
- shortcode
- shorthold
- shortstop
- shortwave
- shortform
- shorttail
- shortnose
- shortgown
- shortarse
- shorthorn
- shortwing
- shorthead
- shortsome
- shorthand
- megashort
- shortleaf
- shortline
- supershort
- shortbread
- shortsheet
- shortgrass
- shortcrust
- shortwards
- shortsword
- shortboard
- ultrashort
- shortchange
- short-lived
- shorthanded
- shorthaired
- shortclothes
- shortfetched
- short-legged
- shortfalling
- short fetched
- short-fetched
- short-tailed hawk