dort

See also: Dort and dört

English

Etymology

From Middle English dort (found in compound cankerdort), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

dort (plural dorts)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.

Usage notes

• Usually used in the plural, the dorts.

Derived terms

• dorty

Verb

dort (third-person singular simple present dorts, present participle dorting, simple past and past participle dorted)

1. (intransitive) To become pettish; sulk.

Anagrams

• dtor, trod

Cimbrian

Preposition

dort

1. alternative form of dor

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Torte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdort]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ort

Noun

dort m inan

1. cake

Declension

Declension of dort (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	dort	dorty
genitive	dortu	dortů
dative	dortu	dortům
accusative	dort	dorty
vocative	dorte	dorty
locative	dortu	dortech
instrumental	dortem	dorty

Derived terms

• čokoládový dort
• dortíček
• dortík
• třešnička na dortu

Further reading

• “dort”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dort”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “dort”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁ/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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Verb

dort

1. third-person singular present indicative of dormir

Anagrams

• tord