"sort" meaning in French

See sort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɔʁ/ Audio: Fr-sort.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-sort.wav Forms: sorts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old French sort, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cf. also the borrowed doublet sorte. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|sort|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French sort, {{inh+|fr|fro|sort}} Inherited from Old French sort, {{inh|fr|la|sors|sortem}} Latin sortem, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*sortis}} Proto-Italic *sortis, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*ser-||to bind}} Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”), {{doublet|fr|sorte|notext=1}} sorte Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sort m (plural sorts)
  1. fate, destiny (consequences or effects predetermined by past events or a divine will) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sort-fr-noun-kz3dgsrX
  2. lot (something used in determining a question by chance) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sort-fr-noun-skdf8zEP
  3. spell (magical incantation). 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "On a jetté un sort sur son bétail, a spell is made upon his cattle, or his cattle is bewitched." Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sort-fr-noun--rUWm~~y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 48 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coup du sort, faire un sort, ironie du sort, le sort en est jeté, mauvais sort, tirage au sort, tirer au sort Related terms: sorcier, sorte, sortir
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /sɔʁ/ Audio: Fr-sort.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-sort.wav
Rhymes: -ɔʁ Etymology: See sortir. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} sort
  1. third-person singular present indicative of sortir Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: sortir
    Sense id: en-sort-fr-verb-q6fY3RIg Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Fairy tale Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 2 2 0 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 7 0 6 1 3 6 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 9 2 2 1 1 1 5 9 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 8 0 6 1 4 7 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 6 11 1 5 0 6 0 1 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 48 41 Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 22 19 24 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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