sorella

Catalan

Etymology

From sorell +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [suˈɾe̞.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈɾe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈɾe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [soˈɾe.ʎa]

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

• “sorella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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/

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• 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

• sorellanza
• sorellastra
• sororità

See also

• (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio ^{(Category: it:Family)}
• fratello (“brother”)
• suora (“nun”)

Anagrams

• sellaro

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