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== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: sôrt, IPA(key): /soɹt/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sôrt, IPA(key): /sɔːt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) enPR: sôrt, IPA(key): /soːt/ (Scotland, Ireland) enPR: sôrt, IPA(key): /sɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Homophone: sought (non-rhotic) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sort, soort, sorte (cognate Dutch soort, German Sorte, Danish sort, Swedish sort), borrowed from Old French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin sortem, accusative form of sors (“lot, fate, share, rank, category”). ==== Noun ==== sort (plural sorts) A general type. (archaic) Manner, way; form of being or acting. (obsolete) Condition above the vulgar; rank. (informal) A person evaluated in a certain way. good sort, bad sort (obsolete) Group, company. (UK, Australia, informal) A good-looking woman. An act of sorting. (computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence. (typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style. (mathematics) A type. (obsolete) Fate, fortune, destiny. (obsolete) Anything used to determine the answer to a question by chance; lot. (obsolete) A full set of anything, such as a pair of shoes or a suit of clothes. ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:sort. ===== Synonyms ===== (type): genre, genus, kind, type, variety (person): character, individual, person, type (act of sorting): sort-out (in computing): sort algorithm, sorting algorithm (typography): type See also Thesaurus:class ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English sorten, from Old French sortir (“to allot, sort”), from Latin sortīre (“draw lots, divide, choose”), from sors. ==== Verb ==== sort (third-person singular simple present sorts, present participle sorting, simple past and past participle sorted) (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts. Synonyms: categorize, class, classify, group (transitive) To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically. Synonyms: order, rank (transitive) To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class. (transitive, obsolete) To conform; to adapt; to accommodate. (transitive, obsolete) To choose from a number; to select; to cull. (intransitive) To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree. (intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize. (UK, colloquial, transitive) To fix (a problem) or handle (a task). Synonym: sort out (UK, colloquial, transitive) To attack physically. Synonym: sort out (transitive) To geld. ===== Usage notes ===== In British sense “to fix a problem”, often used in constructions like “I’ll get you sorted” or “Now that’s sorted” – in American and Australian usage sort out is used instead. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “sort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “sort”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === References === === Anagrams === RTOS, RTOs, TROs, orts, rost, rots, tors == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan sort, from Latin sors, sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“bind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈso̞rt] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ˈsɔrt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈsɔɾt] Rhymes: -ɔɾt === Noun === sort f (uncountable) luck sort amb tot ― good luck with everything fortune ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “sort”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “sort”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “sort” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “sort”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cornish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔrt/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English sort. ==== Noun ==== sort m (plural sortow) kind, sort, variety Synonym: eghen ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== sort m (plural sortes) hedgehog ===== Derived terms ===== == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish swart, swartær, from Old Norse svartr (“black”), from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈsoɐ̯d̥] ==== Adjective ==== sort (plural and definite singular attributive sorte) black (color/colour) under the table; done in secret so as to avoid taxation ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== (illicitly undisclosed): sort arbejde, sorte penge, sort marked ===== Descendants ===== Norwegian Bokmål: sort ==== See also ==== ==== Adverb ==== sort under the table; secretly, so as to avoid taxation ===== Derived terms ===== arbejde sort ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== “sort,2” in Den Danske Ordbog === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin sors (“lot, fate”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈsɒˀd̥] ==== Noun ==== sort c (singular definite sorten, plural indefinite sorter) sort, kind quality brand (botany) cultivar ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “sort,1” in Den Danske Ordbog == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Sorte. === Noun === sort (genitive sordi, partitive sorti) kind, sort, brand ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔʁ/ Homophone: sors Rhymes: -ɔʁ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French sort, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cf. also the borrowed doublet sorte. ==== Noun ==== sort m (plural sorts) fate, destiny (consequences or effects predetermined by past events or a divine will) Je suis tombé amoureux de lui depuis le premier jour où je l'ai vu. C'était le sort. ― I fell in love with him since the first day I laid eyes on him. It was destiny. lot (something used in determining a question by chance) spell (magical incantation). 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "On a jetté un sort sur son bétail, a spell is made upon his cattle, or his cattle is bewitched." ===== Usage notes ===== Abstract nouns (a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object) in French [and other Romance languages] use definite articles prior to the noun—unlike English. I.e. C'était le sort qui nous a réunis = It was fate that brought us together. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== sorcier sorte sortir === Etymology 2 === See sortir. ==== Verb ==== sort third-person singular present indicative of sortir === Further reading === “sort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Friulian == === Alternative forms === sord (alternative orthography) === Etymology === From Latin surdus. === Adjective === sort deaf ==== Related terms ==== sordine ==== See also ==== mut == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃort] Rhymes: -ort === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English shorts. ==== Noun ==== sort (plural sortok) shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== rövidnadrág === Etymology 2 === sor +‎ -t ==== Noun ==== sort accusative singular of sor ===== Derived terms ===== sort kerít === References === == Icelandic == === Noun === sort f (genitive singular sortar, nominative plural sortir) type, kind Synonyms: gerð, tegund (card games) suit ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sort” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French sort, from Latin sors, sortem. === Noun === sort m (plural sorts) (Jersey) fate ==== Synonyms ==== destinné (“fate, destiny”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Danish sort, from Old Danish sort, swort, swart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). ==== Alternative forms ==== svart ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /suʈ/ Rhymes: -uʈ ==== Adjective ==== sort (neuter singular sort, definite singular and plural sorte, comparative sortere, indefinite plural sortest, definite plural sorteste) black (color/colour) illegal; in avoidance of taxes === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French sorte. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sɔʈ/ Rhymes: -ɔʈ ==== Noun ==== sort m (definite singular sorten, indefinite plural sorter, definite plural sortene) a sort, kind or type === References === “sort” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sorte. === Noun === sort m (definite singular sorten, indefinite plural sortar, definite plural sortane) a sort, kind or type === References === “sort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Plautdietsch == === Noun === sort f (plural Sorten) sort, kind, type, ilk, variety == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sorte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔrt/ Rhymes: -ɔrt Syllabification: sort === Noun === sort m inan (colloquial) sort (type) Synonyms: gatunek, rodzaj ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sort”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[16] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sort”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[17] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sorte. === Noun === sort n (plural sorturi) sort, kind, variety ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sorte. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sort c kind, sort ==== Usage notes ==== "A/<count> kind(s) of X" is expressed as "en/<count> sort(er)s X," and "what kind(s) of X" as "vad för sorts X." Though traditionally considered incorrect, many native speakers will intuitively let the noun after sorts determine the gender rather than sort, for example saying "ett sorts hus" rather than "en sorts hus". See this question to Språket on Sveriges Radio. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== slag ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sortera sortiment ==== See also ==== sorts === References === “sort”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “sort”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sort”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) sort in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === Tors, orts, rost, rots, stor, tros