sotana

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin subtāna, from subtus (“below, beneath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈta.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈta.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [soˈta.na]

Noun

sotana f (plural sotanes)

1. cassock, soutane
2. underside (of a mattress, etc.)
3. in a Roman-style roof, one of the flat or concave tiles which joins to form a channel; tegula

   Antonym: cobertora

4. bedstone (lower part of a millstone)

Related terms

• sota

Further reading

• “sotana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Noun

sotana

1. essive singular of sota

Anagrams

• nostaa, otsaan, otsana, saanto, sanota, satona, sotaan, tasona

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sottana (“cassock”), from Italian sotto (“below, under”), from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”). See English soutane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈtana/ [soˈt̪a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: so‧ta‧na

Noun

sotana f (plural sotanas)

1. cassock (item of clerical clothing)
   • 2021, Pilar Brotons Ferri, No son heroínas, Punto Rojo Libros, →ISBN, page 82:

     Estaba claro que a Viqui le seducía más una sotana que un uniforme militar.

     It was clear that Vicky was more seduced by a cassock than a military uniform.

2. (colloquial) beating

   Synonyms: zurra, tunda, somanta

Further reading

• “sotana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sutana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sotana, from Italian sottana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈtana/, [soˈta.nɐ]
• Hyphenation: so‧ta‧na

Noun

sotana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜈ)

1. cassock; habit

See also

• abito

Further reading

• “sotana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018