sora

See also: Sora, SORA, sóra, sorã, and soră

English

Etymology

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

sora (plural soras)

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

Translations

Porzana carolina

• Bulgarian: американска пъструшка f (amerikanska pǎstruška)
• Dutch: soraral (nl) f
• Finnish: amerikanhuitti (fi)
• German: Carolinasumpfhuhn n
• Italian: voltolino americano m
• Navajo: lókʼaatah noołnahii dootłʼizhígíí
• Polish: kureczka karolińska f
• Russian: каролинский погоныш m (karolinskij pogonyš)
• Spanish: polluela sora f

Anagrams

• aros, AROs, ROSA, oars, rosa, ORSA, Soar, Roas, AORs, Orsa, Rosa, ROAS, Raos, ORAS, oras, osar, soar, Raso, AoRs

Faroese

Verb

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

1. to smash

Conjugation

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

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sora

1. gravel

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative soransa soransa accusative nom. soransa soransa gen. soransa genitive soransa soriensa sorainsa rare partitive soraansa soriaan soriansa inessive sorassaan sorassansa sorissaan sorissansa elative sorastaan sorastansa soristaan soristansa illative soraansa soriinsa adessive sorallaan sorallansa sorillaan sorillansa ablative soraltaan soraltansa soriltaan soriltansa allative soralleen sorallensa sorilleen sorillensa essive soranaan soranansa sorinaan sorinansa translative sorakseen soraksensa sorikseen soriksensa abessive sorattaan sorattansa sorittaan sorittansa instructive — — comitative — sorineen sorinensa

Derived terms

• soraikko
• sorainen
• sorastaa
• sorata
• sorautua
• sorittaa
• Soro

 

compounds

• bitumisora
• harjusora
• kevytsora
• kuorisora
• rapautumissora
• simpukkasora
• soraharju
• sorahiekka
• sorakauha
• sorakerrostuma
• sorakieli
• sorakielinen
• sorakivi
• sorakuoppa
• soramonttu
• soranajo
• soranotto
• sorapäällyste
• sorapäällysteinen
• soratie
• soravara
• öljysora

 

Further reading

• “sora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Rosa, oras

Hungarian

Etymology

sor +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sora

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

Declension

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

Etymology 1

Compare suora.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sora f (plural sore)

1. (dialectal) sister; nun

   Synonym: sorella

Etymology 2

From signora.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sora f (uncountable)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Roman) female equivalent of sor; lady, miss (before personal names or professions)

   sora Lella ― Mrs. Lella

Japanese

Romanization

sora

1. Rōmaji transcription of そら

Javanese

Romanization

sora

1. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦫ

Lombard

Etymology

From sopra.

Adverb

sora

1. above

Macanese

Etymology

Clipping of Portuguese professora, feminine form of professor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɾa/, /ˈsɔɾɐ/

Noun

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

References

• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “dále”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas, Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 425
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin soror.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔrə/

Noun

sora f (plural sore)

1. sister

Usage notes

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sore (e-infinitive)
• sorra, sårå, sårrå, sara, særa (dialectal)

Verb

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

sora

1. loud

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦺꦴꦫ (sora, “loud”) (inherited)
  • >? Malay: sorak
    • > Indonesian: sorak (inherited)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sora

1. name of an arrow

Further reading

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.ra/

Noun

sora f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of soră

Romansch

Alternative forms

• sour (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

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

Noun

sora f (plural soras)

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

Coordinate terms

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