skant

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“mutilated, hornless”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skant/

Adjective

skant

  1. scant, scarce

Adverb

skant

  1. barely, hardly

Usage notes

It is always followed by a negative verb.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.