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n ‎(genitive Worts or Wortes, plural Wörter or Worte, diminutive Wörtlein n or Wörtchen n)
usage notes, top meaning A clear distinction is made in the standard language between the plural forms Wörter and Worte (as above). In colloquial German, this is not always the case. Worte is not unfrequently heard for sense 1, and Wörter is occasionally heard for sense 2.
  1. plural Wörter word as an isolated unit Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden.
    In German there are few words spelt with y.
  2. plural Worte utterance, word with context Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten.
    He explained the problem in few words.
    Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen.
    No one dared contradict the king's word.
  3. label speech, speaking, figuratively floor Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift.
    He masters our language in speech and writing.
    Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort.
    The president gave the delegate the floor.
  4. label promise, figuratively word Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin.
    I give you my word that I shall be there on time.