sora
English
Etymology
Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Translations
Porzana carolina
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Faroese
Verb
sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)
- to smash
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sora (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sora | |
| supine | sorað | |
| participle (a6)1 | sorandi | soraður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | sori | soraði |
| second singular | sorar | soraði |
| third singular | sorar | soraði |
| plural | sora | soraðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sora! | |
| plural | sorið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *cora, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćora (“grain”), borrowing from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *śoros.[1] Related to Erzya сюро (śuro, “grain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsorɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orɑ
- Syllabification(key): so‧ra
Declension
| Inflection of sora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sora | sorat | ||
| genitive | soran | sorien | ||
| partitive | soraa | soria | ||
| illative | soraan | soriin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | sora | sorat | ||
| accusative | nom. | sora | sorat | |
| gen. | soran | |||
| genitive | soran | sorien sorainrare | ||
| partitive | soraa | soria | ||
| inessive | sorassa | sorissa | ||
| elative | sorasta | sorista | ||
| illative | soraan | soriin | ||
| adessive | soralla | sorilla | ||
| ablative | soralta | sorilta | ||
| allative | soralle | sorille | ||
| essive | sorana | sorina | ||
| translative | soraksi | soriksi | ||
| abessive | soratta | soritta | ||
| instructive | — | sorin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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References
- Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sora”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
Further reading
- “sora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃorɒ]
- Hyphenation: so‧ra
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sora | — |
| accusative | sorát | — |
| dative | sorának | — |
| instrumental | sorával | — |
| causal-final | soráért | — |
| translative | sorává | — |
| terminative | soráig | — |
| essive-formal | soraként | — |
| essive-modal | sorául | — |
| inessive | sorában | — |
| superessive | során | — |
| adessive | soránál | — |
| illative | sorába | — |
| sublative | sorára | — |
| allative | sorához | — |
| elative | sorából | — |
| delative | soráról | — |
| ablative | sorától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
soráé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
soráéi | — |
Italian
Etymology 1
Compare suora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: sò‧ra
Etymology 2
From signora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/, /ˈso.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra, -ora
- Hyphenation: sò‧ra, só‧ra
Noun
sora f (uncountable)
- (dialectal) female equivalent of sor; lady, miss (before personal names or professions)
- sora Lella ― Mrs. Lella
Macanese
Etymology
Clipping of Portuguese professora, feminine form of professor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔɾa/, /ˈsɔɾɐ/
Noun
sora (possibly slang)
References
- Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “dále”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 425
- https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm
Neapolitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔrə/
Usage notes
The plural form is serure [səˈruːrə] in some dialects,[1][2] reflecting the Latin plural sorōrēs (> *serōrēs, via dissimilation).
References
- Cortelazzo, Manlio. 2002. I dialetti Italiani: Storia, struttura, uso. Torino: UTET. Page 730.
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 14: “tua sorella; le tue sorelle” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈso.ra/
Romansch
Alternative forms
- sour (Puter, Vallader)
Etymology
From Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
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