English

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Etymology

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Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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sora (plural soras)

  1. A rail (Porzana carolina) bird of North, Central, and northern South America.

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Faroese

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Verb

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sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)

  1. to smash

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sora (group v-30)
infinitive sora
supine sorað
present past
first singular sori soraði
second singular sorar soraði
third singular sorar soraði
plural sora soraðu
participle (a6)1 sorandi soraður
imperative
singular sora!
plural sorið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *cora, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćora (grain), borrowing from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *śoros.[1] Related to Erzya сюро (śuro, grain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsorɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orɑ
  • Syllabification(key): so‧ra
  • Hyphenation(key): so‧ra

Noun

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sora

  1. gravel (small fragments of rock, technical definition: soil with rocks predominantly with a size between 2 and 20, or even up to 60, mm in diameter)

Declension

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Inflection of sora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative sora sorat
genitive soran sorien
partitive soraa soria
illative soraan soriin
singular plural
nominative sora sorat
accusative nom. sora sorat
gen. soran
genitive soran sorien
sorain rare
partitive soraa soria
inessive sorassa sorissa
elative sorasta sorista
illative soraan soriin
adessive soralla sorilla
ablative soralta sorilta
allative soralle sorille
essive sorana sorina
translative soraksi soriksi
abessive soratta soritta
instructive sorin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sorani sorani
accusative nom. sorani sorani
gen. sorani
genitive sorani sorieni
soraini rare
partitive soraani soriani
inessive sorassani sorissani
elative sorastani soristani
illative soraani soriini
adessive sorallani sorillani
ablative soraltani soriltani
allative soralleni sorilleni
essive soranani sorinani
translative sorakseni sorikseni
abessive sorattani sorittani
instructive
comitative sorineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sorasi sorasi
accusative nom. sorasi sorasi
gen. sorasi
genitive sorasi soriesi
soraisi rare
partitive soraasi soriasi
inessive sorassasi sorissasi
elative sorastasi soristasi
illative soraasi soriisi
adessive sorallasi sorillasi
ablative soraltasi soriltasi
allative sorallesi sorillesi
essive soranasi sorinasi
translative soraksesi soriksesi
abessive sorattasi sorittasi
instructive
comitative sorinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soramme soramme
accusative nom. soramme soramme
gen. soramme
genitive soramme soriemme
soraimme rare
partitive soraamme soriamme
inessive sorassamme sorissamme
elative sorastamme soristamme
illative soraamme soriimme
adessive sorallamme sorillamme
ablative soraltamme soriltamme
allative sorallemme sorillemme
essive soranamme sorinamme
translative soraksemme soriksemme
abessive sorattamme sorittamme
instructive
comitative sorinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative soranne soranne
accusative nom. soranne soranne
gen. soranne
genitive soranne sorienne
sorainne rare
partitive soraanne sorianne
inessive sorassanne sorissanne
elative sorastanne soristanne
illative soraanne soriinne
adessive sorallanne sorillanne
ablative soraltanne soriltanne
allative sorallenne sorillenne
essive sorananne sorinanne
translative soraksenne soriksenne
abessive sorattanne sorittanne
instructive
comitative sorinenne

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “sora”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

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Anagrams

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Gagauz

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish صُوكْرَه (soŋra), from Proto-Turkic *soŋ. By surface analysis, son +‎ -ra.[1] The irregular dropping of the /n/ is due to frequent usage and is also seen in some Turkish dialects. Compare Turkish sonra, Azerbaijani sonra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɾɑ/, /ˈsoːɾɑ/
  • Hyphenation: so‧ra

Adverb

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sora

  1. then, afterwards
    sora gittikwe left afterwards
    sora sizinnän konuştukthen we spoke with you
  2. used to point out frustration against an action that supposedly contradicts or is in conflict with another given action, then
    bişey yapmarsın, sora isteersin seni sevelim!
    you don't do anything, and then you want us to like you!

Postposition

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sora

  1. (+ ablative) after
    bir parça vakıttan soraafter some time
    on minuttan soraafter 10 minutes
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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sonra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), “sora”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 146
  • Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), “sora”, in Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 72
  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “сóра”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 427

Hungarian

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Etymology

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sor +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃorɒ]
  • Hyphenation: so‧ra

Noun

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sora

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

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative sora
accusative sorát
dative sorának
instrumental sorával
causal-final soráért
translative sorává
terminative soráig
essive-formal soraként
essive-modal sorául
inessive sorában
superessive során
adessive soránál
illative sorába
sublative sorára
allative sorához
elative sorából
delative soráról
ablative sorától
non-attributive
possessive – singular
soráé
non-attributive
possessive – plural
soráéi

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Compare suora.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: sò‧ra

Noun

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sora f (plural sore)

  1. (dialectal) sister; nun
    Synonym: sorella

Etymology 2

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From signora.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/, /ˈso.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra, -ora
  • Hyphenation: sò‧ra, só‧ra

Noun

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sora f (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Romanesco) female equivalent of sor: lady, miss (before personal names or professions)
    sora LellaMrs. Lella

Japanese

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Romanization

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sora

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そら

Javanese

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Romanization

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sora

  1. romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦫ

Lombard

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Etymology

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From sopra.

Adverb

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sora

  1. above

Macanese

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Etymology

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Clipping of Portuguese professora, feminine form of professor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔɾa/, /ˈsɔɾɐ/

Noun

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sora (possibly slang)

  1. teacher
    Sora, ele sempre chubí eu!
    Teacher, he is always pinching me!
    Sora, êle dáli eu!
    Teacher, he is hitting me!
  2. professor

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Neapolitan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin soror.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sora f (plural sore)

  1. sister

Usage notes

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The plural form is serure [səˈruːrə] in some dialects,[1][2] reflecting the Latin plural sorōrēs (> *serōrēs, via dissimilation).

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  1. ^ Cortelazzo, Manlio. 2002. I dialetti Italiani: Storia, struttura, uso. Torino: UTET. Page 730.
  2. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 14: “tua sorella; le tue sorelle” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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sora (present tense sorar, past tense sora, past participle sora, passive infinitive sorast, present participle sorande, imperative sora/sor)

  1. to be covered by thin ice layer (about water, stone or wood during a cold period of time)

Old Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: so‧ra

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of swara.

Adjective

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sora

  1. loud
Descendants
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  • > Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦫ (sora, loud) (inherited)
    • >? Malay: sorak
      • > Indonesian: sorak (inherited)

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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sora

  1. name of an arrow

Further reading

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  • "sora" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sora f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of soră

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

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sora f (plural soras)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sister

Coordinate terms

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  • (in terms of gender):
    • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frar
    • (Puter) frer

Sora

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  • -sor- (combining form)
  • sora-n (sora-NMLZ) "Sora man"
  • sora-n-ji (sora-NMLZ-PL) "Sora(s)" (pl.)

Etymology

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Reflex of Proto-Munda *kOrOˀ (man), probably from Proto-Austroasiatic *m-raʔ (person). Cognate with Santali ᱦᱚᱲ (hôṛ) ("man, person"), Kharia [script needed] (kor, man), Korku koro ("man, person"), Khmu Khmuʔ (people).

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Noun

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sora

  1.   Sora people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  2. member of the Sora ethnic community

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References

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  • Ramamurti, R. S. (1933). Sora–English Dictionary. Delhi: Mittal Publication.