sororidade

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin sorōritātem, from Latin soror (sister), from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. By surface analysis, soror +‎ -idade.

Akin to Spanish sororidad, French sororité, English sorority.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.ɾo.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.ɾo.ɾiˈda.de/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: so‧ro‧ri‧da‧de

Noun

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sororidade f (plural sororidades)

  1. sorority (a sororal group composed exclusively of females)
  2. sisterhood (relation of friendship or similar types of affection among females)

See also

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