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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin *sorticula (“a small lot, table or ticket”), from Latin sors (“chances, lot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sortija f (plural sortijas)
- ring, earring
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 7r:[…] E q̃ero q̃tu aẏas poder. ſobre todo quãto ẏoe. eſea ſos tu mano. priſo pharaon la ſortija. de oro q auie en ſu mano ⁊ diola a iosep.- “ And I want you to have power over all that I have, and that it be under your command.” Pharaoh took the gold ring from his hand and gave it to Joseph.
- Idem, f. 20r.
Derrõpierõ todo el pueblo las ſortijas del oro q̃ teniẽ en ſus oreias. &́ aduxierõ las aaron ⁊ priſolas en su mano. ⁊ metiolas en la forma. E ſalio vezerro forjada.- All the people broke the rings of gold they wore on their ears, and they gave them to Aaron, and he took them in his hand and cast them into the mold, and out came a forged calf.
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sortija, from Late Latin *sorticula (“a small lot, table or ticket”), from Latin sors (“chances, lot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soɾˈtixa/
- Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: sor‧ti‧ja
Noun
sortija f (plural sortijas)
- ring (round piece worn around the finger)
- Synonym: anillo
- a Spanish guessing game
- (Argentina) a game played by gauchos where they try to catch a suspended ring while galloping on horseback
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