Feminine

suora

Meaning

  1. (feminine) nun
  2. (archaic, feminine) sister

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
suò‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈswɔ.ra/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin soror (nominative) via loss of /-r/ and then adjustment of /-o/ to the more typical (for feminine nouns) /-a/.

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