sordo

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Asturian

Adjective

sordo

  1. neuter of sordu

Italian

Etymology

From Latin surdus (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsor.do/
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  • Rhymes: -ordo
  • Hyphenation: sór‧do

Adjective

sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordi, feminine plural sorde)

  1. deaf
  2. muffled (sound)
  3. dull (pain)
  4. veiled (threat etc.)
  5. silent, hidden
  6. voiceless (phonetics)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Noun

sordo m (plural sordi, feminine sorda)

  1. a deaf person

Anagrams

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Italian soldo, itself from solidus (“gold coin”).

Noun

sordo m

  1. A coin
  2. money

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare English surd.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordos, feminine plural sordas)

  1. deaf
    Antonym: oyente
    quedarse sordo ― to go deaf
    hacerse el sordo ― to pretend not to hear
  2. (of a sound) dull, muted
  3. (phonetics) voiceless
  4. (of pain) dull

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “voiceless, as in a consonant”): sonoro

Derived terms

Noun

sordo m (plural sordos, feminine sorda, feminine plural sordas)

  1. deaf person
    Antonym: oyente

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