xorta

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔr.ta/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian sciorta, sorta, from Latin sors. Doublet of xorti (“fate, luck”). In contemporary Sicilian the form with sci- seems less common, but it is still found.

Noun

xorta f (plural xorti)

1. kind, sort

Derived terms

• xorta waħda
• xort’oħra

 

Etymology 2

Short for xorta waħda (“in the same way, no different”, literally “one sort”) and mhux xorta? (“isn't it still the same?”).

Adverb

xorta

1. still, all the same

See also

• madankollu