sofort

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German so vōrt, from so (intensifier) + vōrt (“forth; soon”). Written as one word from the 16th century.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /zoˈfɔʁt/
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audio (Austria) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔʁt

Adverb[edit]

sofort

immediately, at once
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:
  Das Programm fiel ihr aus der Hand. Anton nahm sofort das glatte Heftchen auf.
  The programme fell from her hand. Anton picked the glossy pamphlet up immediately.

Derived terms[edit]

sofortig

References[edit]

^ Das Herkunftswörterbuch. Etymologie der deutschen Sprache (Der Duden in zwölf Bänden) (in German), 4th edition, volume 7, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag, 2006, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

“sofort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“sofort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“sofort” in Duden online

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