sorella
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sorella f (plural sorelles)
- any of various marine fishes of the genus Caranx, especially false shad or yellow horse mackerel (Caranx honchos)
Further reading
- “sorella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Italian
Etymology
From Latin soror, from a diminutive form or based on the model of fratello. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈrɛl.la/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: so‧rèl‧la
Noun
sorella f (plural sorelle, diminutive sorellìna or (archaic) sorellétta, augmentative sorellóna, pejorative sorellàccia, endearing sorellùccia)
- sister
- (Christianity) sister (nun)
Derived terms
- sorellanza
- sorellastra
- sororità
See also
- (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio (Category: it:Family)
- fratello (“brother”)
- suora (“nun”)
Anagrams
Lombard
Alternative forms
- sorela, sorèla (Eastern orthographies)
Etymology
From Latin soror, from a diminutive form or based on the model of fradell. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈrela/
Noun
sorella f (plural sorelle)