"Sorge" meaning in German

See Sorge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɔr.ɡə/, [ˈzɔʁ.ɡə], [ˈzɔɐ̯-], [ˈzɔː-], /ˈsɔr.ɡɛ/ Audio: De-Sorge.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German sorge (“sorrow; worry; care”), from Old High German sorga, sworga (“sorrow; worry”), from Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with Hunsrik Sorrich, Dutch zorg, English sorrow, Danish sorg. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|sorge||sorrow; worry; care}} Middle High German sorge (“sorrow; worry; care”), {{inh|de|goh|sorga}} Old High German sorga, {{m|de|sworga||sorrow; worry}} sworga (“sorrow; worry”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*sorgu}} Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*surgō}} Proto-Germanic *surgō, {{der|de|ine-pro|*swergʰ-||watch over, worry; be ill, suffer}} Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”), {{cog|hrx|Sorrich}} Hunsrik Sorrich, {{cog|nl|zorg}} Dutch zorg, {{cog|en|sorrow}} English sorrow, {{cog|da|sorg}} Danish sorg Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^elchen,^lein}} Sorge f (genitive Sorge, plural Sorgen, diminutive Sörgelchen n or Sörglein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Sorge [genitive], Sorgen [plural], Sörgelchen [diminutive, neuter], Sörglein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sorge [nominative, singular], Sorgen [definite, nominative, plural], Sorge [genitive, singular], Sorgen [definite, genitive, plural], Sorge [dative, singular], Sorgen [dative, definite, plural], Sorge [accusative, singular], Sorgen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. concern, care, responsibility, aid Tags: feminine Synonyms: Fürsorge, Betreuung, Verantwortung, Unterstützung
    Sense id: en-Sorge-de-noun-vrH4xhuI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. concern, worry, apprehension, trouble, distress Tags: feminine Synonyms: Besorgnis, Befürchtung, Beunruhigung, Unruhe, Kummer
    Sense id: en-Sorge-de-noun-ag0oh6p3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sorgen, sorgenfrei, sorgenlos, Sorgerecht, sorglos, sorgsam, Fürsorge

Inflected forms

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