German

Noun

Sorte f ‎(genitive Sorte, plural Sorten)

1. sort, kind, variety
2. type
3. grade

English

Noun

sorte ‎(plural sortes)

1. Obsolete form of sort.
   • 1533, R. Saltwood:

     As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

Danish

Adjective

sorte

1. definite of sort
2. plural of sort

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔʁt/

Noun

sorte f ‎(plural sortes)

1. sort, kind, type
2. way, manner

Derived terms

• faire en sorte
• de sorte que

Verb

sorte

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of sortir
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of sortir

Anagrams

• resto, rotes, store, tores, torse

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sors, sortem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔrte/
• Rhymes: -ɔrte

Noun

sorte f ‎(plural sorti)

1. fate

Synonyms

• destino

Noun

sorte f pl

1. plural of sorta

Verb

sorte

1. third-person singular present of sortire
2. feminine plural past participle of sorgere

Anagrams

• estro, resto, restò, serto, terso, torse

Latin

Noun

sorte

1. ablative singular of sors

References

• SORTE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norman

Etymology

From Latin sors, sortem.

Noun

sorte f ‎(plural sortes)

1. (Guernsey) sort

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

sorte

1. definite singular of sort
2. plural of sort

Old French

Noun

sorte f ‎(oblique plural sortes, nominative singular sorte, nominative plural sortes)

1. sort; type

Descendants

• English: sort (borrowed)
• French: sorte

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sorte, from Latin sortis genitive singular of sors, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- ‎(“to sort, lineup”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɾ.tɨ/
• Hyphenation: sor‧te

Noun

sorte f (plural sortes)

1. fate
2. luck
   • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 350:

     Harry mal respirava: será que a sorte, a pura sorte poderia livrá-los dessa encrenca?

     Harry was badly breathing: maybe luck, pure luck could save them from that trouble?

Derived terms

• sortudo