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sorber

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin sorbēre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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sorber

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “sorber”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • sorber”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983), “sorber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 309

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