Wort

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)

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɔrt/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Wir stehen hier gegenüber den türkischen Zyprioten im Wort .

We have given the Turkish Cypriots our word that this would be done.

Ich ermahnte Herrn Knolle , Wort zu halten .

I exhorted Mr. Knolle to keep his word.

Hausaufgabe ist so ein negativ besetztes Wort .

Homework is such a negative word.

Der Begriff stammt vom englischen Wort "fob" für Schlüsselanhänger .

The term comes from the English word "fob" for keychain.

Der Name ist zurückzuführen auf einen Eigennamen und das Wort „ First “, was Bergrücken bedeutet .

The name derives from a proper name and the word "First", which means mountain ridges.