sorna

English

Noun

sorna (plural sornas)

  1. Alternative form of zurna.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the feminine of sorn (dawdling).

Noun

sorna f (plural sornes)

  1. sarcasm
    • 2020 October 10, Àngels Piñol, “Un ‘blues’ per a l’històric carrer Ferran”, in El País[1]:
      “La majoria dels clients són nacionals i repeteixen. Suposo que és el que passava abans i el que ha portat la nova normalitat”, diu amb una mica de sorna.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

sorna

  1. feminine singular of sorn

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoɾna/ [ˈsoɾ.na]
  • Rhymes: -oɾna
  • Syllabification: sor‧na

Etymology 1

Unknown; cognate with Portuguese sorna, Catalan sorna.

Noun

sorna f (plural sornas)

  1. sarcasm, irony
    Synonym: ironía
  2. sarcastic tone
  3. slowness
    Synonym: lentitud
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sorna

  1. inflection of sornar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

sorna

  1. definite plural of so

Anagrams

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьrnà, *sь̀rna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔʀna/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʀna
  • Hyphenation: sor‧na
  • Syllabification: sor‧na

Noun

sorna f

  1. (zoology) roe deer

Declension

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