sordo

See also: Sordo

Asturian

Adjective

sordo

1. neuter of sordu

Italian

Etymology

From Latin surdus (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsor.do/

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• Rhymes: -ordo
• Hyphenation: sór‧do

Adjective

sordo (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
• sordina
• sordino
• sordomuto

Noun

sordo m (plural sordi, feminine sorda)

1. a deaf person

Anagrams

• dorso

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Italian soldo, itself from solidus (“gold coin”).

Noun

sordo m

1. A coin
2. money

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare English surd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoɾdo/ [ˈsoɾ.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -oɾdo
• Syllabification: sor‧do

Adjective

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

1. deaf

   Antonym: oyente

   quedarse sordo ― to go deaf

   hacerse el sordo ― to pretend not to hear

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

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “voiceless, as in a consonant”): sonoro

Derived terms

• a palabras necias, oídos sordos
• asordar
• hacer oídos sordos
• ruido sordo
• sorda
• sordera
• sordomudo

Related terms

• absurdo
• ensordecer
• sordina

Noun

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

1. deaf person

   Antonym: oyente

Further reading

• “sordo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10