sorsa

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorsɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sor‧sa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sorsa, of unknown further origin.

Noun

sorsa

1. duck (bird of the Anatidae family)
2. (poker, slang) duck (playing card two)
3. (medical slang) bed urinal

Declension

Inflection of sorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sorsa	sorsat
genitive		sorsan	sorsien
partitive		sorsaa	sorsia
illative		sorsaan	sorsiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sorsa	sorsat
accusative	nom.	sorsa	sorsat
	gen.	sorsan
genitive		sorsan	sorsien sorsainrare
partitive		sorsaa	sorsia
inessive		sorsassa	sorsissa
elative		sorsasta	sorsista
illative		sorsaan	sorsiin
adessive		sorsalla	sorsilla
ablative		sorsalta	sorsilta
allative		sorsalle	sorsille
essive		sorsana	sorsina
translative		sorsaksi	sorsiksi
abessive		sorsatta	sorsitta
instructive		—	sorsin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sorsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sorsani sorsani accusative nom. sorsani sorsani gen. sorsani genitive sorsani sorsieni sorsainirare partitive sorsaani sorsiani inessive sorsassani sorsissani elative sorsastani sorsistani illative sorsaani sorsiini adessive sorsallani sorsillani ablative sorsaltani sorsiltani allative sorsalleni sorsilleni essive sorsanani sorsinani translative sorsakseni sorsikseni abessive sorsattani sorsittani instructive — — comitative — sorsineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sorsasi sorsasi accusative nom. sorsasi sorsasi gen. sorsasi genitive sorsasi sorsiesi sorsaisirare partitive sorsaasi sorsiasi inessive sorsassasi sorsissasi elative sorsastasi sorsistasi illative sorsaasi sorsiisi adessive sorsallasi sorsillasi ablative sorsaltasi sorsiltasi allative sorsallesi sorsillesi essive sorsanasi sorsinasi translative sorsaksesi sorsiksesi abessive sorsattasi sorsittasi instructive — — comitative — sorsinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sorsamme sorsamme accusative nom. sorsamme sorsamme gen. sorsamme genitive sorsamme sorsiemme sorsaimmerare partitive sorsaamme sorsiamme inessive sorsassamme sorsissamme elative sorsastamme sorsistamme illative sorsaamme sorsiimme adessive sorsallamme sorsillamme ablative sorsaltamme sorsiltamme allative sorsallemme sorsillemme essive sorsanamme sorsinamme translative sorsaksemme sorsiksemme abessive sorsattamme sorsittamme instructive — — comitative — sorsinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sorsanne sorsanne accusative nom. sorsanne sorsanne gen. sorsanne genitive sorsanne sorsienne sorsainnerare partitive sorsaanne sorsianne inessive sorsassanne sorsissanne elative sorsastanne sorsistanne illative sorsaanne sorsiinne adessive sorsallanne sorsillanne ablative sorsaltanne sorsiltanne allative sorsallenne sorsillenne essive sorsananne sorsinanne translative sorsaksenne sorsiksenne abessive sorsattanne sorsittanne instructive — — comitative — sorsinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sorsansa sorsansa accusative nom. sorsansa sorsansa gen. sorsansa genitive sorsansa sorsiensa sorsainsarare partitive sorsaansa sorsiaan sorsiansa inessive sorsassaan sorsassansa sorsissaan sorsissansa elative sorsastaan sorsastansa sorsistaan sorsistansa illative sorsaansa sorsiinsa adessive sorsallaan sorsallansa sorsillaan sorsillansa ablative sorsaltaan sorsaltansa sorsiltaan sorsiltansa allative sorsalleen sorsallensa sorsilleen sorsillensa essive sorsanaan sorsanansa sorsinaan sorsinansa translative sorsakseen sorsaksensa sorsikseen sorsiksensa abessive sorsattaan sorsattansa sorsittaan sorsittansa instructive — — comitative — sorsineen sorsinensa

Derived terms

• harlekiinisorsa
• harmaasorsa
• heinäsorsa
• jouhisorsa
• kanelisorsa
• kapinsorsa
• koskisorsa
• kuparisorsa
• kääpiösorsa
• lapasorsa
• mandariinisorsa
• marmorisorsa
• morsiosorsa
• myskisorsa
• nokisorsa
• pullasorsa
• puolisukeltajasorsa
• ristisorsa
• ruostesorsa
• sinisorsa
• sorsaemo
• sorsajahti
• sorsalintu
• sorsanmetsästys
• sorsanpoikanen
• sorsanputki
• sorsapaisti
• sorsapilli
• sorsapoikue
• sorsastaa
• sorsastaja
• sukeltajasorsa
• viheltäjäsorsa

 

See also

• ankka

Further reading

• “sorsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

By contraction from English source code and association with etymology 1.

Noun

sorsa (slang)

1. (computing, usually in the plural) source code, source

Synonyms

• (source code): lähdekoodi

Hungarian

Etymology

sors +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃorʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: sor‧sa

Noun

sorsa

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	sorsa	—
accusative	sorsát	—
dative	sorsának	—
instrumental	sorsával	—
causal-final	sorsáért	—
translative	sorsává	—
terminative	sorsáig	—
essive-formal	sorsaként	—
essive-modal	sorsául	—
inessive	sorsában	—
superessive	sorsán	—
adessive	sorsánál	—
illative	sorsába	—
sublative	sorsára	—
allative	sorsához	—
elative	sorsából	—
delative	sorsáról	—
ablative	sorsától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	sorsáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	sorsáéi	—

Ingrian

Sorsa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sorsa. Cognates include Finnish sorsa and Veps sorz.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsorsɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rs̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsorsɑ/, [ˈʃo̞rʒ̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ors, -orsɑ
• Hyphenation: sor‧sa

Noun

sorsa

1. duck
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Krapu röömii. Sorsa lentää.

     The crab crawls. The duck flies.

Declension

Declension of sorsa (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sorsa	sorsat
genitive	sorsan	sorsiin
partitive	sorsaa	sorsia
illative	sorsaa	sorsii
inessive	sorsaas	sorsiis
elative	sorsast	sorsist
allative	sorsalle	sorsille
adessive	sorsaal	sorsiil
ablative	sorsalt	sorsilt
translative	sorsaks	sorsiks
essive	sorsanna, sorsaan	sorsinna, sorsiin
exessive1)	sorsant	sorsint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kotisorsa
• rohosorsa

 

Descendants

• → Votic: sorsõ

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 540