sorber

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sorbēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /soɾˈbeɾ/, [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]

Verb[edit]

sorber

  1. to swallow
    Suérbite'l zusmiu ca te va faer bien
    Drink your juice, it'll do you well.
  2. to gulp

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish sorber, inherited from Latin sorbēre. Spanish forms showing the expected stem-vowel diphthongization do occur regionally.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /soɾˈbeɾ/ [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sor‧ber

Verb[edit]

sorber (first-person singular present sorbo, first-person singular preterite sorbí, past participle sorbido)

  1. to sip, suck
  2. to absorb, suck in, soak up
  3. (figuratively) to swallow

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “sorber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 309

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