See also: Sora, SORA, sóra, sorã, and soră

English edit

Etymology edit

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.)

Noun edit

sora (plural soras)

  1. A rail (Porzana carolina) of North, Central, and northern South America.

Translations edit

Anagrams edit

Faroese edit

Verb edit

sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)

  1. to smash

Conjugation edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsorɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orɑ
  • Syllabification(key): so‧ra

Noun edit

sora

  1. gravel

Declension edit

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.
Possessive forms of sora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sorani sorani
accusative nom. sorani sorani
gen. sorani
genitive sorani sorieni
sorainirare
partitive soraani soriani
inessive sorassani sorissani
elative sorastani soristani
illative soraani soriini
adessive sorallani sorillani
ablative soraltani soriltani
allative soralleni sorilleni
essive soranani sorinani
translative sorakseni sorikseni
abessive sorattani sorittani
instructive
comitative sorineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sorasi sorasi
accusative nom. sorasi sorasi
gen. sorasi
genitive sorasi soriesi
soraisirare
partitive soraasi soriasi
inessive sorassasi sorissasi
elative sorastasi soristasi
illative soraasi soriisi
adessive sorallasi sorillasi
ablative soraltasi soriltasi
allative sorallesi sorillesi
essive soranasi sorinasi
translative soraksesi soriksesi
abessive sorattasi sorittasi
instructive
comitative sorinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soramme soramme
accusative nom. soramme soramme
gen. soramme
genitive soramme soriemme
soraimmerare
partitive soraamme soriamme
inessive sorassamme sorissamme
elative sorastamme soristamme
illative soraamme soriimme
adessive sorallamme sorillamme
ablative soraltamme soriltamme
allative sorallemme sorillemme
essive soranamme sorinamme
translative soraksemme soriksemme
abessive sorattamme sorittamme
instructive
comitative sorinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soranne soranne
accusative nom. soranne soranne
gen. soranne
genitive soranne sorienne
sorainnerare
partitive soraanne sorianne
inessive sorassanne sorissanne
elative sorastanne soristanne
illative soraanne soriinne
adessive sorallanne sorillanne
ablative soraltanne soriltanne
allative sorallenne sorillenne
essive sorananne sorinanne
translative soraksenne soriksenne
abessive sorattanne sorittanne
instructive
comitative sorinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative soransa soransa
accusative nom. soransa soransa
gen. soransa
genitive soransa soriensa
sorainsarare
partitive soraansa soriaan
soriansa
inessive sorassaan
sorassansa
sorissaan
sorissansa
elative sorastaan
sorastansa
soristaan
soristansa
illative soraansa soriinsa
adessive sorallaan
sorallansa
sorillaan
sorillansa
ablative soraltaan
soraltansa
soriltaan
soriltansa
allative soralleen
sorallensa
sorilleen
sorillensa
essive soranaan
soranansa
sorinaan
sorinansa
translative sorakseen
soraksensa
sorikseen
soriksensa
abessive sorattaan
sorattansa
sorittaan
sorittansa
instructive
comitative sorineen
sorinensa

References edit

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sora”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

sor +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃorɒ]
  • Hyphenation: so‧ra

Noun edit

sora

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of sor

Declension edit

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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare suora.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: sò‧ra

Noun edit

sora f (plural sore)

  1. (dialectal) sister; nun
    Synonym: sorella

Etymology 2 edit

From signora.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/, /ˈso.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra, -ora
  • Hyphenation: sò‧ra, só‧ra

Noun edit

sora f (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) female equivalent of sor; lady, miss (before personal names or professions)
    sora LellaMrs. Lella

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

sora

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そら

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

sora

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦫ

Lombard edit

Etymology edit

From sopra.

Adverb edit

sora

  1. above

Macanese edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of Portuguese professora, feminine form of professor.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔɾa/, /ˈsɔɾɐ/

Noun edit

sora (possibly slang)

  1. teacher
    Sora, ele sempre chubí eu!
    Teacher, he is always pinching me!
    Sora, êle dáli eu!
    Teacher, he is hitting me!
  2. professor

References edit

Neapolitan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin soror.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sora f (plural sore)

  1. sister

Usage notes edit

The plural form is serure [səˈruːrə] in some dialects,[1][2] reflecting the Latin plural sorōrēs (> *serōrēs, via dissimilation).

References edit

  1. ^ Cortelazzo, Manlio. 2002. I dialetti Italiani: Storia, struttura, uso. Torino: UTET. Page 730.
  2. ^ 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

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

sora (present tense sorar, past tense sora, past participle sora, passive infinitive sorast, present participle sorande, imperative sora/sor)

  1. to be covered by thin ice layer (about water, stone or wood during a cold period of time)

Old Javanese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /so.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: so‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of swara.

Adjective edit

sora

  1. loud
Descendants edit
  • > Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦫ (sora, loud) (inherited)
    • >? Malay: sorak
      • > Indonesian: sorak (inherited)

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

sora

  1. name of an arrow

Further reading edit

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

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sora f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of soră

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

  • sour (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology edit

From Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun edit

sora f (plural soras)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sister

Coordinate terms edit

  • (in terms of gender):
    • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frar
    • (Puter) frer