Sorte

German (Berlin)

/ˈzɔrtə/

noun
Definitions
  • a sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption
  • (by extension) a sort, kind, type of anything
  • (finance) foreign cash; foreign coins and notes

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German sorte derived from Old French sorte (class, kind) derived from Italian sorta derived from Latin sors (fate, lot, oracular response, fortune, divinatory stick).

Origin

Latin

sors

Gloss

fate, lot, oracular response, fortune, divinatory stick

Concept
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Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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