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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sort.

black (color/colour)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈsoɐ̯d̥]

  1. black (color/colour)

  2. black (ethnicity)

  3. under the table; done in secret so as to avoid taxation

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish swart, swartær, from Old Norse svartr (“black”), from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”).

adv[ˈsoɐ̯d̥]

  1. under the table; secretly, so as to avoid taxation

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish swart, swartær, from Old Norse svartr (“black”), from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”).

noun[ˈsɒˀd̥]

  1. sort, kind

    common-gender

  2. quality

    common-gender

  3. brand

    common-gender

  4. cultivar

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From French sorte (“class, kind”), from Latin sors (“lot, fate”).

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