suerte

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sors, sortem.

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

  1. luck (something that happens to someone by chance)

Middle English

Noun

suerte

  1. Alternative form of surete

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish suerte, from Latin sortem, singular accusative of sors, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswerte/, [ˈswert̪e]

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

  1. luck, fortune
    • 1998, “El Viento”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:
      Por la frontera / La suerte viene/ La suerte se va
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. lot, fate
  3. sort, kind, type
    Synonym: tipo
  4. oracular response
  5. (bullfighting) stage in a bullfight
  6. (Latin America) lottery ticket

Derived terms

Interjection

¡suerte!

  1. good luck!

Further reading
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