dort

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See also: Dort and dört

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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dort (plural dorts)

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

Usage notes

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  • Usually used in the plural, the dorts.

Derived terms

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Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become pettish; sulk.

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Cimbrian

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Preposition

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dort

  1. Alternative form of dor

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Torte.

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Noun

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dort m inan

  1. cake

Declension

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Further reading

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

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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dort

  1. third-person singular present indicative of dormir

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • dorten (dialectal or poetic; overall very rare)

Etymology

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From Old High German doret.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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dort

  1. there, yonder
    Synonym: da

Usage notes

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  • Dort is seldom ever heard in non-formal speech in some regions of Germany, chiefly the west and north.[1] In these regions, 'da' is considered a synonym and overall more frequent. Dort is, however, quite common in eastern Germany, southern Germany, and Austria, where 'da' and dort are considered antonyms, the former referring to the position of the speaker (akin to here, cf. 'hier', which in these regions is considered a synonym of 'da') and the latter referring to a position away from the speaker (akin to there).
  • In literary German, dort is usual in all regions.

References

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  1. ^ da/dort at Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache

Further reading

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  • dort” in Duden online
  • dort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon