soror

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

soror (plural sorors)

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

Anagrams

• ROROs

Etymology

From Latin soror.

Noun

soror (plural sorores)

1. sister

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/, [ˈsɔ.rɔr]

Noun

soror f (genitive sorōris); third declension

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

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)
• soror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Alternative forms

• sóror

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin soror.

Noun

soror f (plural sorores)

1. sister (female member of a religious community)