sororal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /səˈɹɔɹəl/ (General-American)
- /səˈɹɔːɹ(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōr Proto-Italic *swezōr Latin soror Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English sororal From Latin soror (“sister”) + English -al (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.
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(archaic, not-comparable) Related through a sister.
sororal nephew
Antonyms
unsisterly · unsisterlike · nonsororal
Coordinates
filial · grandmaternal · grandfilial · grandpaternal · parental · materteral · nepotal · uxorial · fraternal · marital · grandparental · paternal · maternal · avuncular
Deriveds
sororal twin · sororally · nonsororal · sororal polygyny · sororal nephew · sororal niece
Relateds
sorority · sororicide · sororate · sororial · sororially
Synonyms
Translations (32)
de schwesterlich (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · bg се́стрински (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · sh сѐстрӣнскӣ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fi sisarellinen (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · ar أُخْتِيّ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · mk сестрински (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · hy քույրական (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · be сястры́нскі (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fi sisarenpuoleinen (related through a sister) · es sororal (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · la sorōrius (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · nl zusterlijk (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · sh sèstrīnskī (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · ro de soră (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · de geschwisterlich (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · ru се́стринский (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · uk сестри́нський (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fr sororel (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fa خواهرانه (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · ja 姉妹 (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fa خواهَرِی (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · cs sesterský (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fr sororal (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · cmn 姊妹 (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · vo sörik (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · pl siostrzany (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fi sisaren kautta (related through a sister) · tg хоҳарона (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · fr de sœur (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · es sororal (related through a sister) · sk sesterský (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters) · cmn 姐妹 (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters)