Sorge

See also: sorge and sørge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sorge (“sorrow; worry; care”), from Old High German sorga, sworga (“sorrow; worry”), from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with Hunsrik Sorrich, Dutch zorg, English sorrow, Danish sorg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔʁɡə/, [ˈzɔʁɡə], [ˈzɔɐ̯ɡə]
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Noun

Sorge f (genitive Sorge, plural Sorgen)

concern, worry, apprehension, trouble, uneasiness, anxiety
care, aid

Declension

Declension of Sorge

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sorge	die	Sorgen
genitive	einer	der	Sorge	der	Sorgen
dative	einer	der	Sorge	den	Sorgen
accusative	eine	die	Sorge	die	Sorgen

Synonyms

(worry): Besorgnis, Befürchtung, Beunruhigung, Unruhe, Kummer
(care): Fürsorge, Betreuung, Unterstützung

Related terms

sorgen

Further reading

Sorge in Duden online

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