sor
English
Etymology
Clipping of sorority, like frat from fraternity.
Noun
sor (plural sors)
- (US, informal) A sorority (student organization).
- 2004, The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005, page 327:
- “The Greeks have tons of influence on campus,” says one student. “Frats and sors allow for smaller groups of friends, making it easier to have a social identity.”
- 2011, Brian Washburn, University of Utah 2012:
- If you are not a part of a Frat/Sor, then it seems at though they are non-existent.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adjective
sor (comparative sorrago, superlative sorren, excessive sorregi)
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | sor | sorra | sorrak | |
ergative | sorrek | sorrak | sorrek | |
dative | sorri | sorrari | sorrei | |
genitive | sorren | sorraren | sorren | |
comitative | sorrekin | sorrarekin | sorrekin | |
causative | sorrengatik | sorrarengatik | sorrengatik | |
benefactive | sorrentzat | sorrarentzat | sorrentzat | |
instrumental | sorrez | sorraz | sorrez | |
inessive | anim. | sorrengan | sorrarengan | sorrengan |
inanim. | sorretan | sorrean | sorretan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | sorretako | sorreko | sorretako | |
allative | anim. | sorrengana | sorrarengana | sorrengana |
inanim. | sorretara | sorrera | sorretara | |
terminative | anim. | sorrenganaino | sorrarenganaino | sorrenganaino |
inanim. | sorretaraino | sorreraino | sorretaraino | |
directive | anim. | sorrenganantz | sorrarenganantz | sorrenganantz |
inanim. | sorretarantz | sorrerantz | sorretarantz | |
destinative | anim. | sorrenganako | sorrarenganako | sorrenganako |
inanim. | sorretarako | sorrerako | sorretarako | |
ablative | anim. | sorrengandik | sorrarengandik | sorrengandik |
inanim. | sorretatik | sorretik | sorretatik | |
partitive | sorrik | — | — | |
prolative | sortzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- sor eta gor (“totally numb”)
- sor eta lor (“shocked”)
Further reading
- “sor”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “sor”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin soror (nominative form).
Pronunciation
Noun
sor f (plural sors)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
sor (feminine sora, masculine plural sors, feminine plural sores)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
sor m (plural sors)
Further reading
- “sor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “sor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French soir, from Late Latin sēra. Cognate with French soir, Bourguignon soi, Picard soir, Norman sei, Walloon swer, Franco-Provençal sêr, Occitan ser.
Pronunciation
Noun
sor m (plural sors)
- (Troyen) evening
References
- Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
- Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887
Chinese
Alternative forms
- 梳 (so1)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: so1
- Yale: sō
- Cantonese Pinyin: so1
- Guangdong Romanization: so1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Interjection
sor
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Used to express apology over trivial matters, where apology is needed but the use of sorry would be considered too formal.
Synonyms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adverb
sor
- (neologism, nonstandard) up, upwards (direction away from the center of the Earth)
Synonyms
- supren (“up, upwards”)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
sor (plural sorok)
- row (in the auditorium of a theater etc.)
- row (in a sheet, table, database)
- Coordinate term: oszlop (“column”)
- (of text) line
- queue (GB) , line (US) (people or things waiting to be served one after the other)
- (mathematics, physics) series
- Synonym: sorozat
- a fairly large quantity (of things)
- (of events) chain, course, succession
- Synonym: sorozat
- someone’s turn (used in several phrases with -n/-on/-en/-ön)
- Synonyms: jön (literally “to come”), következik (both: to be one’s turn, literally “to follow”)
- soron következik ― to come next
- Most rajta a sor, hogy bizonyítson. ― Now it’s his turn to prove himself.
- Mindjárt rákerül a sor. ― Soon it will be his/her turn.
- Szerintem ő van most soron. ― I think it's his/her turn right now.
- occurrence, taking place (with the verbs kerít, kerül)
- (after a proper name) a type of street or road with buildings on one side only
- Ajtósi Dürer sor ― Ajtósi Dürer Road
- situation, status
- Synonym: helyzet
- birth, social rank, class (used with adjectives like high or low)
- (archaic) fate, lot
- (poker) straight
- (chess) rank
- significance, footing (whether things are on a par with each other)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sor | sorok |
accusative | sort | sorokat |
dative | sornak | soroknak |
instrumental | sorral | sorokkal |
causal-final | sorért | sorokért |
translative | sorrá | sorokká |
terminative | sorig | sorokig |
essive-formal | sorként | sorokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | sorban | sorokban |
superessive | soron | sorokon |
adessive | sornál | soroknál |
illative | sorba | sorokba |
sublative | sorra | sorokra |
allative | sorhoz | sorokhoz |
elative | sorból | sorokból |
delative | sorról | sorokról |
ablative | sortól | soroktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
soré | soroké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
soréi | sorokéi |
Possessive forms of sor | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | sorom | soraim |
2nd person sing. | sorod | soraid |
3rd person sing. | sora | sorai |
1st person plural | sorunk | soraink |
2nd person plural | sorotok | soraitok |
3rd person plural | soruk | soraik |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Pannonian Rusyn: шор (šor)
Further reading
- sor in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From signore.
Pronunciation
Noun
sor m (feminine sora)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sār.
Adjective
sor
- Alternative form of sore
Noun
sor
- Alternative form of sore
Adverb
sor
- Alternative form of sore
Etymology 2
From Old French sor, from Frankish *saur, from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz. Doublet of sere (“dry”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
sor
- sorrel (red-brown; used to describe animals)
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: sore (obsolete)
References
- “sō̆r(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Noun
sor (plural sowres)
- A sorrel horse.
- A four-year-old male deer.
Descendants
- English: sore (obsolete)
References
- “sō̆r(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-10.
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- سۆر (sor) — Arabic spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *cuxráh.
Adjective
Central Kurdish | سوور (sûr) |
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Southern Kurdish | qirmiz, süer |
Zazaki | sûr |
Gurani | sur |
sor (comparative sortir, superlative herî sor or sortirîn)
See also
spî | gewr | reş |
sor; sorê sor | pirteqalî; qehweyî | zer; qîçik |
keskê vekirî | kesk | kevz; keskê tarî |
şînê vekirî; hêşîn | şînê esmanî | şîn |
şîrkî, mor; heş | soravî; binefşî, xemir | pîvazî, pembe |
Old French
Preposition
sor
- Alternative form of seur
Romanian
Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably ultimately from Latin sus, through a Vulgar Latin variant *suris instead of suis, through analogy with other Latin declensions like mus, whence muris, or os, whence oris.
Noun
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
- Alternative form of soră (“sister”)
References
- sor in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan sor, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.
Pronunciation
Noun
sor f (plural sores)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
sor
- indefinite plural of so
Anagrams
Zazaki
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *cuxráh.
Adjective
sor
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- enm:Colors
- enm:Male animals
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- Rhymes:Spanish/oɾ
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- es:Religion
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- zza:Colors