sorneguer

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from sorna, cognate with Spanish and Portuguese sorna, the etymology of which is unknown. It seems to be a non-Catalan word in origin, given the lack of medieval documentation and the fact that it is not a usual word in the popular and archaic varieties; Yet the word sorneguer is so characteristic of Catalan, it seems to favor the catalanity of a hypothetical primitive sorna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [sur.nəˈɣe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sor.nəˈɣe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soɾ.neˈɣeɾ]

Adjective

sorneguer (feminine sorneguera, masculine plural sorneguers, feminine plural sornegueres)

1. snide

Further reading

• “sorneguer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sorneguer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “sorneguer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “sorneguer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.