sori

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sori"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

sori

  1. (botany) plural of sorus

Etymology 2

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Noun

sori (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete or historical) Copper sulphate, especially combined with other impurities, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire.
    • 1851, Monthly Journal of Medical Science, page 254:
      [] copper which had contracted an efflorescence from age; the Sori was sulphate of copper combined with zinc or other impurities; and the Misy was a combination of sulphate of copper with sulphate of iron, the predominance of the []
    • 1966 June 1, Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, BRILL, →ISBN, page 78:
      There is another difference in that chalcitis contains three kinds of mineral, copper, misy and sori, each of which we shall describe in its place. The approved variety of chalcitis is honey-coloured, and streaked with fine veins and is friable and not stony. It is also thought to be more useful when fresh []
    • 2024 May 1, Robert W. Boyle, A History of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, from Prehistory to the End of the Classical Period, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 155:
      [] copper deposits and mentions the various oxidation products including chalcitis (disintegrated and oxidized pyrite/chalcopyrite), misy (copiapite: see glossary), sori (copper sulphate + iron sulphate), melanteria (iron sulphate []

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

sor +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsori/
  • Rhymes: -ori
  • Hyphenation: so‧ri

Verb

sori (present soras, past soris, future soros, conditional sorus, volitive soru)

  1. to soar, to fly up, to float above

Conjugation

Conjugation of sori
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense soras soris soros
active participle soranta sorantaj sorinta sorintaj soronta sorontaj
acc. sorantan sorantajn sorintan sorintajn sorontan sorontajn
nominal active participle soranto sorantoj sorinto sorintoj soronto sorontoj
acc. soranton sorantojn sorinton sorintojn soronton sorontojn
adverbial active participle sorante sorinte soronte
infinitive sori imperative soru conditional sorus

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sorry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsori/, [ˈs̠o̞ri]
  • Rhymes: -ori
  • Syllabification(key): so‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): so‧ri

Interjection

sori (informal)

  1. synonym of anteeksi (sorry; excuse me)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːrɪ

Noun

sori m (genitive singular sora, no plural)

  1. sediment
    Synonyms: botnfall, grugg, syrja, dreggjar
  2. slag, cinder
    Synonym: gjall
  3. dirt, filth
    Synonyms: óhreinindi, saur

Declension

Declension of sori (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative sori sorinn
accusative sora sorann
dative sora soranum
genitive sora sorans

Indonesian

Etymology

From English sorry.

Interjection

sori

  1. (informal) synonym of maaf (sorry; excuse me)

Italian

Noun

sori m

  1. plural of soro

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

sori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そり

Javanese

Romanization

sori

  1. romanization of ꦱꦺꦴꦫꦶ

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From English sorry.

Adjective

sori

  1. sorry

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle English

Adjective

sori

  1. alternative form of sory

Romanian

Etymology 1

Noun

sori m pl

  1. plural of soare

Etymology 2

From soare.

Verb

a sori (third-person singular present sorește, past participle sorit) 4th conjugation

  1. (reflexive) to bask in the sun; to warm oneself in the sun
  2. (transitive) to expose to the sun
Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sorry.

Interjection

sȍri (Cyrillic spelling со̏ри)

  1. (colloquial) sorry
    Synonym: oprosti
    Sori, nije bilo namjerno!.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Sranan Tongo

Verb

sori

  1. To point (at).

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English sorry, from Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsoɾi/ [ˈsoː.ɾɪ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾi
  • Syllabification: so‧ri

Interjection

sori (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒ) (colloquial)

  1. expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow: sorry
    Synonyms: patawad, paumanhin, pasensiya na

Derived terms

  • magsori

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sorry.

Interjection

sori

  1. sorry

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔ.ʀi/

Noun

sori f (plural soris)

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. (computing) mouse

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of orí (to the head).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /só.ɾí/

Adverb

sórí

  1. atop; to the top
    Ó fi í sórí ibùsùnShe put it on the bed
    Jókòó sórí àgaSit on the chair

Usage notes

  • used when movement is implied, when no movement is implied lórí is used