soră

See also: sora, SORA, Sora, sóra, and sorã

Romanian

Alternative forms

• suroră — dialectal; likely backformed from the plural
• sor — obsolete or dialectal
• soru — archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Latin soror (nominative) via loss of /-r/ and then adjustment of the final vowel to the more typically feminine -ă. The plural reflects Latin sorōres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorə/

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Noun

soră f (plural surori)

1. sister

Declension

Declension of soră

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) soră	sora	(niște) surori	surorile
genitive/dative	(unei) surori	surorii	(unor) surori	surorilor
vocative	—		—

Derived terms

• surată
• suroritate

References

• soră in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)