English

Noun

soror ‎(plural sorors)

1. (colloquial) A sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin soror.

Noun

soror ‎(plural sorores)

1. sister

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἔορ ‎(éor), Sanskrit स्वसृ ‎(svásṛ) and Old English sweostor (English sister).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ror/

Noun

soror f ‎(genitive sorōris); third declension

1. sister
2. cousin, daughter of a father's brother
3. female friend

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• sorōriō
• sorōritās
• sorōrius

Descendants

References

• soror in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• soror in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SOROR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “soror”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin soror.

Noun

soror f (plural sorores)

1. sister (female member of a religious community)

Synonyms

• irmã