sors

From Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō, seriēs, sermō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sors/, [s̠ɔrs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sors/, [sɔrs]

Noun

sors f (genitive sortis); third declension

1. anything used to determine chances, lot
2. a casting or drawing of lots, a decision by lot, by fate, or by allotment or share [ quotations ▼]
3. oracular response (since many were written on lots)
4. fate, destiny, chance, fortune, condition [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: fātum, fortūna, necessitās

5. share, part
6. capital bearing interest, principal
7. rank, class, order [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ōrdō, classis, gradus

8. (Medieval Latin) partitioning of an inheritance by lot
9. (Medieval Latin) share in an estate or inheritance, especially one divided by lot
10. (Medieval Latin) estate, holding
11. (Medieval Latin, law) lands and easements attached to a property
12. (Medieval Latin) realm

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or occasionally -ī).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sors	sortēs
Genitive	sortis	sortium
Dative	sortī	sortibus
Accusative	sortem	sortēs sortīs
Ablative	sorte sortī	sortibus
Vocative	sors	sortēs

Derived terms

• cōnsors
• dissors
• exsors
• sortiārius
• sortifex
• sortior