dort

See also: Dort and dört

English

Etymology

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

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Noun

dort (plural dorts)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

Usage notes

• Usually used in the plural, the dorts.

Derived terms

• dorty

Verb

dort (third-person singular simple present dorts, present participle dorting, simple past and past participle dorted)

1. (intransitive) To become pettish; sulk.

Anagrams

• dtor, trod

Cimbrian

Preposition

dort

1. Alternative form of dor

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Torte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdort]

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• Rhymes: -ort

Noun

dort m inan

1. cake

Declension

Declension of dort (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dort	dorty
genitive	dortu	dortů
dative	dortu	dortům
accusative	dort	dorty
vocative	dorte	dorty
locative	dortu	dortech
instrumental	dortem	dorty

Derived terms

• čokoládový dort
• dortíček
• dortík
• třešnička na dortu

 

Further reading

• dort in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• dort in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• dort in Internetová jazyková příručka

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁ/

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Verb

dort

1. third-person singular present indicative of dormir

Anagrams

• tord

German

Alternative forms

• dorten (dialectal or poetic; overall very rare)

Etymology

From Old High German doret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrt/, [dɔʁt], [dɔɐ̯t], [dɔːt]

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Adverb

dort

1. there, yonder

   Synonym: da

Usage notes

• Dort is seldom ever heard in non-formal speech in some regions of Germany, chiefly the west and north. The synonym da is overall more frequent, although dort is quite common in eastern Germany, southern Germany, and Austria.
• In literary German, dort is usual in all regions.

Further reading

• “dort” in Duden online
• “dort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache