sorella

Catalan

Etymology

From sorell + -a.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorella f (plural sorelles)

  1. any of various marine fishes of the genus Caranx, especially false shad or yellow horse mackerel (Caranx honchos)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin soror, from a diminutive form or based on the model of fratello. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈrɛl.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: so‧rèl‧la

Noun

sorella f (plural sorelle, diminutive sorellìna or (archaic) sorellétta, augmentative sorellóna, pejorative sorellàccia, endearing sorellùccia)

  1. sister
  2. (Christianity) sister (nun)

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • sorela, sorèla (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From Latin soror, from a diminutive form or based on the model of fradell. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈrela/
    • IPA(key): [suˈrɛlɑ], [suˈrelɑ] (Western)
    • IPA(key): [soˈrɛlɑ], [suˈrɛlɑ] (Eastern)

Noun

sorella f (plural sorelle)

  1. sister
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