sorva

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) serviceberry, sorb
2. (feminine) service tree (Sorbus domestica, a deciduous tree or shrub of Eurasia)
3. (feminine) cow tree (Couma macrocarpa)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of sorver:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of sorver:

sorver

1. to sip (to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time)
2. (transitive) to absorb; to suck up (to take in fluid)
3. (transitive) to aspire, to inspire (to take in air, gas, or similar matter)

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Concepts

service tree

sorb apple

Sorbus domestica

sorb apple tree

Translations

δέντρο sorbus domestica

cormier

sorbus domestica

Sorbus domestica

sorbo comune

sorbolo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʁ.vɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sorbum

Cognate with Galician: sorba

Cognate with Spanish: serba

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *sorba, with a change in gender from the plural of Latin sorbum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Compare Galician sorba, Spanish serba.