Sorge

See also sorge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sorge, from Old High German sorga, sworga, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare Dutch zorg, English sorrow, Danish sorg.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɔʁɡə/

Noun

Sorge f (genitive Sorge, plural Sorgen)

1. grief, sorrow
2. worry, apprehension, anxiety, care, trouble, uneasiness, concern

Declension

declension of Sorge

	singular			plural
f gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sorge	die	Sorgen
genitive	einer	der	Sorge	der	Sorgen
dative	einer	der	Sorge	den	Sorgen
accusative	eine	die	Sorge	die	Sorgen

Related terms

• sorgen

See also

• Kummer m
• Kümmernis f
• Leiden n
• Trauer f
• Traurigkeit f