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)
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sora (third person singular past indicative soraði, third person plural past indicative sorað, supine sorað)
| Conjugation of sora (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sora | |
| supine | sorað | |
| participle (a6)1 | sorandi | soraður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | sori | soraði |
| second singular | sorar | soraði |
| third singular | sorar | soraði |
| plural | sora | soraðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sora! | |
| plural | sorið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
From Proto-Finnic *cora, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ćora (“grain”), borrowing from early Proto-Balto-Slavic *śoros. Related to Erzya сюро (śuro, “grain”).
sora
| Inflection of sora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sora | sorat | ||
| genitive | soran | sorien | ||
| partitive | soraa | soria | ||
| illative | soraan | soriin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | sora | sorat | ||
| accusative | nom. | sora | sorat | |
| gen. | soran | |||
| genitive | soran | sorien sorainrare | ||
| partitive | soraa | soria | ||
| inessive | sorassa | sorissa | ||
| elative | sorasta | sorista | ||
| illative | soraan | soriin | ||
| adessive | soralla | sorilla | ||
| ablative | soralta | sorilta | ||
| allative | soralle | sorille | ||
| essive | sorana | sorina | ||
| translative | soraksi | soriksi | ||
| abessive | soratta | soritta | ||
| instructive | — | sorin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
sora
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sora | — |
| accusative | sorát | — |
| dative | sorának | — |
| instrumental | sorával | — |
| causal-final | soráért | — |
| translative | sorává | — |
| terminative | soráig | — |
| essive-formal | soraként | — |
| essive-modal | sorául | — |
| inessive | sorában | — |
| superessive | során | — |
| adessive | soránál | — |
| illative | sorába | — |
| sublative | sorára | — |
| allative | sorához | — |
| elative | sorából | — |
| delative | soráról | — |
| ablative | sorától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
soráé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
soráéi | — |
Compare suora.
sora f (plural sore)
From signora.
sora f (uncountable)
sora
sora
From sopra.
sora
Clipping of Portuguese professora, feminine form of professor.
sora (possibly slang)
sora f (plural sore)
The plural form is serure in some dialects, reflecting the Latin plural sorōrēs (> *serōrēs, via dissimilation).
sora (present tense sorar, past tense sora, past participle sora, passive infinitive sorast, present participle sorande, imperative sora/sor)
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara). Doublet of swara.
sora
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
sora
sora f
From Latin soror, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
sora f (plural soras)