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Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Somrai.

Symbol

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sor

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Somrai.

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of sorority, like frat from fraternity.

Noun

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sor (plural sors)

  1. (US, informal) A sorority (student organization).
    • 2004, The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005, page 327:
      “The Greeks have tons of influence on campus,” says one student. “Frats and sors allow for smaller groups of friends, making it easier to have a social identity.”
    • 2011, Brian Washburn, University of Utah 2012:
      If you are not a part of a Frat/Sor, then it seems at though they are non-existent.

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Basque

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺or/ [s̺or]
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Hyphenation: sor

Adjective

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sor (comparative sorrago, superlative sorren, excessive sorregi)

  1. numb
    Synonym: soraio
  2. discreet, inconspicuous
  3. (dated) deaf
    Synonym: gor

Declension

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Declension of sor (adjective C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive sor sorra sorrak sorrok
ergative sorrek sorrak sorrek sorrok
dative sorri sorrari sorrei sorroi
genitive sorren sorraren sorren sorron
comitative sorrekin sorrarekin sorrekin sorrokin
causative sorrengatik sorrarengatik sorrengatik sorrongatik
benefactive sorrentzat sorrarentzat sorrentzat sorrontzat
instrumental sorrez sorraz sorrez sorrotaz
innesive anim. sorrengan sorrarengan sorrengan sorrongan
inan. sorretan sorrean sorretan sorrotan
locative anim. — — — —
inan. sorretako sorreko sorretako sorrotako
allative anim. sorrengana sorrarengana sorrengana sorrongana
inan. sorretara sorrera sorretara sorrotara
terminative anim. sorrenganaino sorrarenganaino sorrenganaino sorronganaino
inan. sorretaraino sorreraino sorretaraino sorrotaraino
directive anim. sorrenganantz sorrarenganantz sorrenganantz sorronganantz
inan. sorretarantz sorrerantz sorretarantz sorrotarantz
destinative anim. sorrenganako sorrarenganako sorrenganako sorronganako
inan. sorretarako sorrerako sorretarako sorrotarako
ablative anim. sorrengandik sorrarengandik sorrengandik sorrongandik
inan. sorretatik sorretik sorretatik sorrotatik
partitive sorrik — — —
prolative sortzat — — —

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “sor”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “sor”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin soror (nominative form).

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Noun

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sor f (plural sors)

  1. (religion) sister, female member of a religious community
  2. (archaic) sister

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sor (feminine sora, masculine plural sors, feminine plural sores)

  1. (regional) reddish

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sor m (plural sors)

  1. (Valencia, botany) sorus

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Champenois

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French soir, from Late Latin sēra.

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Noun

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sor m (plural sors)

  1. (Troyen) evening

References

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  • Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[2] (in French), Troyes

Chinese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of English sorry.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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sor

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Used to express apology over trivial matters, where apology is needed but the use of sorry would be considered too formal.

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of 對不起 (“sorry”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 對不起
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 對不起
Taiwan 對不起, 拍謝
Chengde 對不起
Harbin 對不起
Changchun 對不起
Jilin 對不住
Shenyang 對不起
Malaysia 對不起, 拍謝, 索利
Singapore 對不起
Jilu Mandarin Cangzhou 對不起
Baoding 對不起
Shijiazhuang 對不住
Xingtai 對不住
Jinan 對不起, 對不住
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 對不起
Yantai 對不起
Qingdao 對不起, 對不住
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 對不住
Zhumadian 對不住
Zhoukou 對不住
Nanyang 對不起, 對不住
Linyi 對不起, 對不住
Wanrong 對不起, 不好意思
Zhengzhou 對不起, 外氣
Kaifeng 對不住
Xi'an 對不起, 對不住
Xianyang 對不起
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 擔持
Lanzhou 對不起
Ürümqi 對不起
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 對不起
Chongqing 對不起, 對不住, 不好意思, 抱歉
Wuhan 對不起
Lhasa 對不起
Guiyang 對不起
Kunming 不好意思
Liuzhou 對沒起, 沒好意思
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 對不起
Yangzhou 對不起
Taizhou 對不起
Nantong 對不起
Hefei 對不住
Cantonese Guangzhou 對唔住
Hong Kong 對唔住, sorry, sor informal
Macau 對唔住
Taishan 對唔住
Nanning 對冇住
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 對唔住, 派射, 梳呢
Singapore (Guangfu) 對唔住
Gan Nanchang 不好得的
Yichun 對不住
Ji'an 難為你
Hakka Meixian 對唔住
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 唔好意思
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 失禮, 壞勢, 斯里麻生
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 失禮, 敗勢, 歪勢, 斯里麻生
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 失禮, 敗勢, 斯里麻生
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 失禮, 歹勢, 斯里麻生
Singapore (Dabu) 敗勢
Jin Taiyuan 對不起
Northern Min Jian'ou 對伓住
Eastern Min Fuzhou 對不住
Matsu 對不住
Southern Min Xiamen 歹勢, 對不住, 失禮
Quanzhou 歹勢, 對不住
Zhangzhou 䆀勢, 對不住
Taipei 失禮, 歹勢
New Taipei (Sanxia) 失禮
Kaohsiung 失禮, 歹勢
Yilan 失禮
Changhua (Lukang) 失禮, 歹勢
Taichung 失禮
Taichung (Wuqi) 失禮
Tainan 失禮, 歹勢
Taitung 歹勢
Hsinchu 失禮
Kinmen 失禮
Penghu (Magong) 失禮
Penang (Hokkien) 歹勢, sorry
Singapore (Hokkien) 歹勢, 對毋住, sorry
Manila (Hokkien) 歹勢, 對不住
Chaozhou 對毋住
Shantou 對毋住
Singapore (Teochew) 對毋住, 歹勢
Wu Shanghai 勿好意思, 對勿起
Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) 對勿起
Shanghai (Songjiang) 對勿起
Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) 對勿起
Shanghai (Jiading) 對勿起
Shanghai (Chongming) 對勿住
Suzhou 對弗起
Wuxi 對弗住
Kunshan 對弗起
Taicang 抱歉
Zhangjiagang 對弗起
Haining (Xiashi) 對勿住
Changzhou 對勿起
Hangzhou 對不起
Tonglu 對勿住
Shaoxing 對勿住
Ningbo 交代勿過, 勿好意思
Yuyao 對勿住, 交代勿過
Cixi 交代弗過
Taizhou (Jiaojiang) 對弗住
Linhai 對弗住
Wenzhou 對否起
Rui'an 對否起
Jinhua 對弗住, 弗好意思
Xiang Changsha 對不住
Loudi 對不住

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sor/
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Syllabification: sor

Adverb

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sor

  1. (neologism, nonstandard) up, upwards (direction away from the center of the Earth)

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • malsupren (“down, downwards”)
  • (neologism, nonstandard) sob (“down, downwards”)

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃor]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -or

Noun

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sor (plural sorok)

  1. row (in the auditorium of a theater etc.)
    Holonym: nézőtér (“auditorium”)
    Meronyms: szék, ülés, hely (all: “seat”)
  2. row (in a sheet, table, database)
    Coordinate term: oszlop (“column”)
  3. (of text) line
    Holonyms: bekezdés, oldal, fejezet, szöveg
    Meronyms: szó, betű
  4. queue (GB) , line (US) (people or things waiting to be served one after the other)
  5. (mathematics, physics) series
    Synonym: sorozat
  6. a fairly large quantity (of things)
  7. (of events) chain, course, succession
    Synonym: sorozat
  8. someone’s turn (used in several phrases with -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    Synonyms: jön (literally “to come”), következik (both: to be one’s turn, literally “to follow”)
    soron következik ― to come next
    Most rajta a sor, hogy bizonyítson. ― Now it’s his turn to prove himself.
    Mindjárt rákerül a sor. ― Soon it will be his/her turn.
    Szerintem ő van most soron. ― I think it's his/her turn right now.
  9. occurrence, taking place (with the verbs kerít, kerül)
  10. (after a proper name) a type of street or road with buildings on one side only
    Ajtósi Dürer sor ― Ajtósi Dürer Road
  11. situation, status
    Synonym: helyzet
  12. birth, social rank, class (used with adjectives like high or low)
  13. (archaic) fate, lot
    Synonyms: sors, végzet
  14. (poker) straight
  15. (chess) rank
  16. significance, footing (whether things are on a par with each other)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative sor sorok
accusative sort sorokat
dative sornak soroknak
instrumental sorral sorokkal
causal-final sorért sorokért
translative sorrá sorokká
terminative sorig sorokig
essive-formal sorként sorokként
essive-modal — —
inessive sorban sorokban
superessive soron sorokon
adessive sornál soroknál
illative sorba sorokba
sublative sorra sorokra
allative sorhoz sorokhoz
elative sorból sorokból
delative sorról sorokról
ablative sortól soroktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		soré soroké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		soréi sorokéi
Possessive forms of sor
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. sorom soraim
2nd person sing. sorod soraid
3rd person sing. sora sorai
1st person plural sorunk soraink
2nd person plural sorotok soraitok
3rd person plural soruk soraik

Derived terms

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Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end
Expressions

Descendants

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  • → Carpathian Rusyn: шор (šor)
  • → Pannonian Rusyn: шор (šor)

Further reading

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  • sor in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Istro-Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin soror (nominative). The plural reflects Latin sorōres. Compare to Daco-Romanian soră.

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Noun

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sor f (plural sorâr)

  1. sister

Italian

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Etymology

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From signore.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔr/, /ˈsor/
  • Rhymes: -ɔr, -or
  • Hyphenation: sòr, sór

Noun

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sor m (feminine sora)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Romanesco) mister, sir (before personal names or professions)

Javanese

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Romanization

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sor

  1. romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦂ

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English sār.

Adjective

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sor

  1. alternative form of sore

Noun

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sor

  1. alternative form of sore

Adverb

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sor

  1. alternative form of sore

Etymology 2

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From Old French sor, from Frankish *saur, from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz. Doublet of sere (“dry”).

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sor

  2. sorrel (red-brown; used to describe animals)
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Descendants
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  • English: sore (obsolete)
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Noun

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sor (plural sowres)

  1. A sorrel horse.
  2. A four-year-old male deer.
Descendants
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  • English: sore (obsolete)
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Northern Kurdish

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Alternative forms

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  • سۆر (sor) — Arabic spelling

Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *cuxráh.

Adjective

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Central Kurdish سوور (sûr)
Southern Kurdish qirmiz, süer
Zazaki sûr
Gurani sur

sor (comparative sortir, superlative herî sor or tewrî sor)

  1. red

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Colors in Northern Kurdish · reng (layout · text)
     spî      gewr      reş
             sor; sorê sor              pirteqalî; qehweyî              zer; qîçik
             keskê vekirî              kesk              kevz; keskê tarî
             şînê vekirî; hêşîn              şînê esmanî              şîn
             şîrkî, mor; heş              soravî; binefşî, xemir              pîvazî, pembe

Old French

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Preposition

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sor

  1. alternative form of seur

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Probably a clipping of luṅsur.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sor

  1. lower
  2. inferior
  3. lose
  4. down

Verb

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sor

  1. to lose, to be defeated, to be worsted

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Further reading

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  • "sor" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Etymology

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Back-formation from sarna.

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Noun

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sor f

  1. (Kielce) roebuck
    Pán leśnicy złapał w tesie sora. ― The forester caught a roe buck in the forest.

Further reading

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  • Władysław Siarkowski (1891), “sor”, in “Słowniczek gwary ludowej z okolic Pińczowa”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 4, page 339

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Unknown. Probably ultimately from Latin sus, through a Vulgar Latin variant *suris instead of suis, through analogy with other Latin declensions like mus, whence muris, or os, whence oris.

Noun

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sor n (plural soruri) (rare)

  1. skin shaved from a pig
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sor sorul soruri sorurile
genitive-dative sor sorului soruri sorurilor
vocative sorule sorurilor

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sor f (obsolete or dialectal)

  1. alternative form of soră (“sister”)

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan sor, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɾ/ [ˈsoɾ], (title before nouns) /soɾ/ [sor]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: sor[1]

Noun

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sor f (plural sores)

  1. (religion) sister, female member of a religious community
  2. (archaic) sister
    Synonym: hermana
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References

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  1. ^ Palabras átonas | Ortografía de la lengua española | RAE - ASALE

Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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sor

  1. indefinite plural of so

Anagrams

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Zazaki

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *cuxráh.

Adjective

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sor

  1. red
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