suerte

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sors, sortem.

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

  1. luck (something that happens to someone by chance)

Middle English

Noun

suerte

  1. Alternative form of surete

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish suerte, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to bind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsweɾte/ [ˈsweɾ.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -eɾte
  • Syllabification: suer‧te

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

  1. luck, fortune
    • 1998, “El Viento”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:
      Por la frontera
      La suerte viene
      La suerte se va
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. lot, fate
    Esta es mi suerte en la vida, y tengo que aceptarla.
    This is my lot in life, and I have to accept it.
  3. sort, kind, type
    Synonym: tipo
  4. oracular response
  5. (bullfighting) stage in a bullfight
  6. (Latin America) lottery ticket

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: swerte
  • Tagalog: swerte

Interjection

¡suerte!

  1. good luck!

Further reading

Tagalog

Noun

suerte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. Superseded, pre-1977 spelling of suwerte.
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