Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sorbīre, from Latin sorbēre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sorˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: sor‧bì‧re

Verb edit

sorbìre (first-person singular present sorbìsco, first-person singular past historic sorbìi, past participle sorbìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to sip
  2. (figurative) to put up with
  3. (archaic) to absorb

Conjugation edit

Including lesser-used forms:

Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From sorbi +‎ -re.

Noun edit

sorbire f (plural sorbiri)

  1. sipping

Declension edit