different between sortes vs sorts

English

Etymology

From Latin plural of sors (“lot, fate, oracular response”)

Noun

sortes pl (plural only)

1. divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative.

Derived terms

• sortes Biblicae
• sortes Homericae
• sortes Virgilianae

Anagrams

• RTOSes, Restos, Sostre, restos, retoss, rosest, rosets, sorest, stores, torses, tosser, tsores

French

Noun

sortes f

1. plural of sorte

Verb

sortes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of sortir

Anagrams

• restos, stores

Latin

Noun

sort?s f

1. nominative plural of sors
2. accusative plural of sors
3. vocative plural of sors

References

• sortes in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sortes in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Noun

sortes

1. plural of sorte

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s??ts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s??ts/

Noun

sorts

1. plural of sort

Verb

sorts

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sort

Anagrams

• rosts

Danish

Noun

sorts c

1. indefinite genitive singular of sort

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/

Noun

sorts m

1. plural of sort

Swedish

Noun

sorts

1. indefinite genitive singular of sort

Anagrams

• rosts