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

	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

Declension of Sorte [feminine]

Descendants

• → Kashubian: zort
• → Lower Sorbian: sorta
• → Upper Sorbian: sorta

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