soră

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sora"

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

  • suoră, suără

Etymology

Inherited from Latin soror,[1] possibly through a Vulgar Latin *sora.

Noun

soră f

  1. sister

References

  • Atasanov, Petar (1990) Le mégléno-roumain de nos jours: Une approche linguistique, Hamburg: Buske

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • surorădialectal; likely backformed from the plural
  • sorobsolete or dialectal
  • soruarchaic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin soror (nominative) via loss of /-r/ and then adjustment of the final vowel to the more typically feminine (or through a Vulgar Latin form *sora). The plural reflects Latin sorōres.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsorə/
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Noun

soră f (plural surori)

  1. sister

Declension

Declension of soră
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative soră sora surori surorile
genitive-dative surori surorii surori surorilor
vocative

Derived terms

References