SORS, sors
Sounds Like: SORS
Translations: lot, fate, destiny, share, portion, oracle, prophecy, drawing of lots, chance, condition, rank, class
From the root: SORS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Sors is a Latin noun with a wide range of meanings, primarily referring to a 'lot' in the sense of a physical object used for drawing lots (like a piece of wood or stone), or the outcome of such a drawing. From this, it extends to mean 'fate' or 'destiny' as determined by chance or divine will. It can also signify a 'share' or 'portion' of something, an 'oracle' or 'prophecy' obtained by lots, or one's 'condition', 'rank', or 'class' in life.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative (neuter plural), Third Declension
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SORS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SORTEM — lot, a lot, share, a share, portion, a portion, fate, destiny, fortune
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