sofort

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German so vōrt, from so (intensifier) + vōrt (“forth; soon”). Written as one word from the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoˈfɔʁt/
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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʁt

Adverb

sofort

  1. immediately, at once

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Das Herkunftswörterbuch. Etymologie der deutschen Sprache (Der Duden in zwölf Bänden) (in German), 4th edition, volume 7, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag, 2006, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “sofort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “sofort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “sofort” in Duden online
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