sora

Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sora (plural soras)

1. A rail (Porzana carolina) of North, Central, and northern South America.

• AORs, AoRs, ORAS, ROSA, Raos, Raso, Roas, Rosa, Soar, aros, oars, oras, osar, rosa, soar

sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)

1. to smash

From Proto-Finnic *cora, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćora (“grain”), borrowing from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *śoros. Related to Erzya сюро (śuro, “grain”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rɑ]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification^(key): so‧ra

sora

1. gravel

• Rosa, oras

sor +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃorɒ]
• Hyphenation: so‧ra

sora

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of sor

Compare suora.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Hyphenation: sò‧ra

sora f (plural sore)

1. (dialectal) sister; nun

   Synonym: sorella

From signora.

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.ra/
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: só‧ra

sora f (uncountable)

1. (dialectal) female equivalent of sor; lady, miss (before personal names or professions)

sora

1. Rōmaji transcription of そら

From sopra.

sora

1. above

From Latin soror.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔrɐ/

sora f (plural sore)

1. sister

Plural may be serure in some dialects (Cortelazzo 2002: 730), reflecting the Latin plural sorōrēs (> *serōrēs, via dissimilation).

• Cortelazzo, Manlio. 2002. I dialetti Italiani: Storia, struttura, uso. Torino: UTET.

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.ra/

sora f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of soră

• sour (Puter, Vallader)

From Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

sora f (plural soras)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sister

• (in terms of gender):
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frar
  • (Puter) frer