sotana
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin subtāna, from subtus (“below, beneath”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sotana f (plural sotanes)
- cassock, soutane
- underside (of a mattress, etc.)
- in a Roman-style roof, one of the flat or concave tiles which joins to form a channel; tegula
- Antonym: cobertora
- bedstone (lower part of a millstone)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sotana”, 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
Finnish
Noun
sotana
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sottana (“cassock”), from Italian sotto (“below, under”), from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”). See English soutane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈtana/ [soˈt̪a.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: so‧ta‧na
Noun
sotana f (plural sotanas)
- cassock (item of clerical clothing) [from early 16th c.]
- 2021, Pilar Brotons Ferri, No son heroínas, Punto Rojo Libros, →ISBN, page 82:
- Estaba claro que a Viqui le seducía más una sotana que un uniforme militar.
- It was clear that Vicky was more seduced by a cassock than a military uniform.
- (colloquial) beating
Further reading
- “sotana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sotana, from Italian sottana.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /soˈtana/ [soˈt̪aː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: so‧ta‧na
Noun
sotana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜈ)
See also
Further reading
- “sotana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018