soartă

Romanian

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Etymology

From soarte (now considered archaic), from Latin sortem, accusative of sors (fate), from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to bind). An alternative theory derives it from Latin exorta, from exortus (appeared), but is less likely.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈso̯artə]

Noun

soartă f (plural sorți)

  1. fate, destiny
    Synonym: striște (obsolete), destin
    • Andrei Mureşanu, Deșteaptă-te, române
      Acum ori niciodată croiește-ți altă soartă, la care să se-nchine și cruzii tăi dușmani
      Now or never tailor your new destiny, to which even your fiendish enemies will yield
  2. chance, luck

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