curte

Adjective

 * 1)  of limited length, duration or extent; not long

Etymology
Inherited from, accusative of , shortened version of. , which came through Greek, and, a later borrowing from French or Latin.

Noun

 * 1) court
 * 2) yard (of a home), courtyard
 * 3) court of law
 * 4) tribunal
 * 5) judicature
 * 6) courtship