Lühike (Adj.)

Short. Two streets: plain old Lühike in Hiiu, and Lühike jalg, one of the older streets of Tallinn: brevis mons (1353), parvus mons (1371), descensus montis ad mare (?) making you wonder what the sea level was at that time (see Paljassaare), korter berg (1428), lühhike jalg (1732), before settling into its present name in 1908. See Pikk Jalg. Given its two odd ‘legs’, Tallinn is sometimes jokingly referred to as the ‘lonkav linn’, totter town or lit. limping town.