sori

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sori"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

sori

1. (botany) plural of sorus

Etymology 2

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Noun

sori (uncountable)

1. (obsolete or historical) Copper sulphate, especially combined with other impurities, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire.
   • 1851, Monthly Journal of Medical Science, page 254:

     […] copper which had contracted an efflorescence from age; the Sori was sulphate of copper combined with zinc or other impurities; and the Misy was a combination of sulphate of copper with sulphate of iron, the predominance of the […]

   • 1966 June 1, Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, BRILL, →ISBN, page 78:

     There is another difference in that chalcitis contains three kinds of mineral, copper, misy and sori, each of which we shall describe in its place. The approved variety of chalcitis is honey-coloured, and streaked with fine veins and is friable and not stony. It is also thought to be more useful when fresh […]

   • 2024 May 1, Robert W. Boyle, A History of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, from Prehistory to the End of the Classical Period, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 155:

     […] copper deposits and mentions the various oxidation products including chalcitis (disintegrated and oxidized pyrite/chalcopyrite), misy (copiapite: see glossary), sori (copper sulphate + iron sulphate), melanteria (iron sulphate […]

Anagrams

• ISRO, RIOs, ROIs, Rios, Riso, rios

Esperanto

Etymology

sor +‎ -i

Verb

sori (present soras, past soris, future soros, conditional sorus, volitive soru)

1. to soar, to fly up, to float above

Conjugation

Conjugation of sori

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		soras		soris		soros
active participle		soranta	sorantaj	sorinta	sorintaj	soronta	sorontaj
	acc.	sorantan	sorantajn	sorintan	sorintajn	sorontan	sorontajn
nominal active participle		soranto	sorantoj	sorinto	sorintoj	soronto	sorontoj
	acc.	soranton	sorantojn	sorinton	sorintojn	soronton	sorontojn
adverbial active participle		sorante		sorinte		soronte

infinitive		sori						imperative		soru						conditional		sorus

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sorry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsori/, [ˈs̠o̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ori
• Syllabification^(key): so‧ri

Interjection

sori (informal)

1. Synonym of anteeksi (“sorry; excuse me”).

Derived terms

• sorppa

 

Further reading

• “sori”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• orsi, riso, siro

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːrɪ

Noun

sori m (genitive singular sora, no plural)

1. sediment

   Synonyms: botnfall, grugg, syrja, dreggjar

2. slag, cinder

   Synonym: gjall

3. dirt, filth

   Synonyms: óhreinindi, saur

Indonesian

Etymology

From English sorry.

Interjection

sori

1. (informal) Synonym of maaf (“sorry; excuse me”)

Italian

Noun

sori m

1. plural of soro

Anagrams

• Siro, orsi, riso, risò, rosi

Japanese

Romanization

sori

1. Rōmaji transcription of そり

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From English sorry.

Adjective

sori

1. sorry

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle English

Adjective

sori

1. Alternative form of sory

Romanian

Etymology 1

Noun

sori m pl

1. plural of soare

Etymology 2

From soare.

Verb

a sori (third-person singular present sorește, past participle sorit) 4th conj.

1. (reflexive) to bask in the sun; to warm oneself in the sun
2. (transitive) to expose to the sun

Conjugation

    conjugation of sori (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a sori
gerund			sorind
past participle			sorit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	soresc	sorești	sorește	sorim	soriți	soresc
	imperfect	soream	soreai	sorea	soream	soreați	soreau
	simple perfect	sorii	soriși	sori	sorirăm	sorirăți	soriră
	pluperfect	sorisem	soriseși	sorise	soriserăm	soriserăți	soriseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să soresc	să sorești	să sorească	să sorim	să soriți	să sorească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		sorește			soriți
	negative		nu sori			nu soriți

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• sorry

Etymology

From English sorry.

Interjection

sȍri (Cyrillic spelling со̏ри)

1. (colloquial) sorry

   Synonym: oprosti

   Sori, nije bilo namjerno!.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Sranan Tongo

Verb

sori

1. To point (at).

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sorry — unadapted

Etymology

Borrowed from English sorry, from Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsoɾi/ [ˈsoː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -oɾi
• Syllabification: so‧ri

Interjection

sori (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒ) (colloquial)

1. expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow: sorry

   Synonyms: patawad, paumanhin, pasensiya na

Derived terms

• magsori

 

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English sorry.

Interjection

sori

1. sorry

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.ʀi/

Noun

sori f (plural soris)

1. mouse (animal)
2. (computing) mouse

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of sí orí (“to the head”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /só.ɾí/

Adverb

sórí

1. atop; to the top

   Ó fi í sórí ibùsùn ― She put it on the bed

   Jókòó sórí àga ― Sit on the chair

Usage notes

• used when movement is implied, when no movement is implied lórí is used