Sorte

See also: sorte

German

Etymology

In general use since the 16th century. Borrowed from Middle Low German sorte (14th c.), from Old French sorte, and from chiefly independent Upper German sorta, sort (15th c.), from Italian sorta; all eventually from Latin sors. See English sort for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔrtə/, [ˈzɔʁtə], [ˈzɔɐ̯tə], [ˈzɔːtə]
  • IPA(key): /sɔɐ̯tɛ/ (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: Sor‧te
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Sorte f (genitive Sorte, plural Sorten)

  1. a sort, variety, grade of a good produced for sale or consumption
  2. (by extension, slightly informal) a sort, kind, type of anything
    Synonym: Art
  3. (finance, in the plural) foreign cash; foreign coins and notes

Declension
Declension of Sorte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sorte die Sorten
genitive einer der Sorte der Sorten
dative einer der Sorte den Sorten
accusative eine die Sorte die Sorten

Further reading
  • “Sorte” in Duden online
  • “Sorte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔtə/

Noun

Sorte f

  1. plural of Sort
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