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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin sors, sortem.
Noun
suerte f (plural suertes)
- luck (something that happens to someone by chance)
Middle English
Noun
suerte
- Alternative form of surete
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish suerte, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweɾte/
- Rhymes: -eɾte
- Syllabification: suer‧te
Noun
suerte f (plural suertes)
- luck, fortune
1998, “El Viento”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:
- lot, fate
Esta es mi suerte en la vida, y tengo que aceptarla.- This is my lot in life, and I have to accept it.
- sort, kind, type
- Synonym: tipo
- oracular response
- (bullfighting) stage in a bullfight
- (Latin America) lottery ticket
Derived terms
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Descendants
Interjection
¡suerte!
- good luck!
Further reading
Tagalog
Noun
suerte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- Superseded, pre-1977 spelling of suwerte.