sordo

Italian

Etymology

Latin surdus (“silent”).

Adjective

sordo m (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordi, feminine plural sorde)

1. deaf
2. muffled (sound)
3. dull (pain)
4. veiled (threat etc)
5. silent, hidden
6. voiceless (phonetics)

Derived terms

• sordamente
• sordino
• sordina
• sordomuto

Noun

sordo m (plural sordi, feminine sorda)

1. A deaf person

Anagrams

• dorso

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Neapolitan

Noun

sordo m

1. A coin
2. money

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin surdus.

Adjective

sordo m (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordos, feminine plural sordas)

1. deaf

   quedarse sordo – to go deaf

   hacerse el sordo – to pretend to not hear

2. (of a sound) dull, muted
3. (phonetics) voiceless

Antonyms

• (deaf): oyente
• (voiceless, as in a consonant): sonoro

Derived terms

• sordomudo

Noun

sordo m (plural sordos, feminine singular sorda, feminine plural sordas)

1. deaf person

Antonyms

• oyente