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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Rhymes: -ɔʁt

Adverb

sofort

immediately, at once
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:
  Das Programm fiel ihr aus der Hand. Anton nahm sofort das glatte Heftchen auf.
  The programme fell from her hand. Anton picked the glossy pamphlet up immediately.

Derived terms

sofortig

References

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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