See also: Sorja and sorja

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rːja]
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  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²sɵrːja]

Etymology 1

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Cognate of Icelandic syrja.

Noun

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sörja c

  1. mud, sludge
Declension
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Declension of sörja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sörja sörjan sörjor sörjorna
Genitive sörjas sörjans sörjors sörjornas
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgijaną.

Verb

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sörja (present sörjer, preterite sörjde, supine sörjt, imperative sörj)

  1. to mourn (express sadness for, grieve, sorrow over)
  2. (sörja för) to take care of, to ensure
Conjugation
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References

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  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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