Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) word as an isolated unit
  2. (neuter, strong) utterance, word with context
  3. (neuter, strong, uncountable) speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor
  4. (neuter, strong, uncountable) promise, (figuratively) word
  5. (neuter, strong) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)
  6. (neuter, strong) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

wort

Zürich

Zürich

wort

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

woort

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɔrt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wort. Compare Dutch woord, English word, Danish ord. Doublet of Verb.

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