sorbi

See also: sorbí and sorbì

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorbi/

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• Rhymes: -orbi
• Syllabification: sor‧bi

Verb

sorbi (present sorbas, past sorbis, future sorbos, conditional sorbus, volitive sorbu)

1. to absorb

Conjugation

Conjugation of sorbi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		sorbas		sorbis		sorbos
active participle		sorbanta	sorbantaj	sorbinta	sorbintaj	sorbonta	sorbontaj
	acc.	sorbantan	sorbantajn	sorbintan	sorbintajn	sorbontan	sorbontajn
passive participle		sorbata	sorbataj	sorbita	sorbitaj	sorbota	sorbotaj
	acc.	sorbatan	sorbatajn	sorbitan	sorbitajn	sorbotan	sorbotajn
nominal active participle		sorbanto	sorbantoj	sorbinto	sorbintoj	sorbonto	sorbontoj
	acc.	sorbanton	sorbantojn	sorbinton	sorbintojn	sorbonton	sorbontojn
nominal passive participle		sorbato	sorbatoj	sorbito	sorbitoj	sorboto	sorbotoj
	acc.	sorbaton	sorbatojn	sorbiton	sorbitojn	sorboton	sorbotojn
adverbial active participle		sorbante		sorbinte		sorbonte
adverbial passive participle		sorbate		sorbite		sorbote
		infinitive	sorbi	imperative	sorbu	conditional	sorbus

Further reading

• “sorbi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “sorbi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

From German Sorbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsorbi/, [ˈs̠o̞rbi]
• Rhymes: -orbi
• Syllabification^(key): sor‧bi
• Hyphenation^(key): sor‧bi

Noun

sorbi

1. Sorb
2. Sorbian (a pair of Western Slavic languages)

Declension

Inflection of sorbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sorbi	sorbit
genitive		sorbin	sorbien
partitive		sorbia	sorbeja
illative		sorbiin	sorbeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sorbi	sorbit
accusative	nom.	sorbi	sorbit
	gen.	sorbin
genitive		sorbin	sorbien
partitive		sorbia	sorbeja
inessive		sorbissa	sorbeissa
elative		sorbista	sorbeista
illative		sorbiin	sorbeihin
adessive		sorbilla	sorbeilla
ablative		sorbilta	sorbeilta
allative		sorbille	sorbeille
essive		sorbina	sorbeina
translative		sorbiksi	sorbeiksi
abessive		sorbitta	sorbeitta
instructive		—	sorbein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sorbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sorbini sorbini accusative nom. sorbini sorbini gen. sorbini genitive sorbini sorbieni partitive sorbiani sorbejani inessive sorbissani sorbeissani elative sorbistani sorbeistani illative sorbiini sorbeihini adessive sorbillani sorbeillani ablative sorbiltani sorbeiltani allative sorbilleni sorbeilleni essive sorbinani sorbeinani translative sorbikseni sorbeikseni abessive sorbittani sorbeittani instructive — — comitative — sorbeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sorbisi sorbisi accusative nom. sorbisi sorbisi gen. sorbisi genitive sorbisi sorbiesi partitive sorbiasi sorbejasi inessive sorbissasi sorbeissasi elative sorbistasi sorbeistasi illative sorbiisi sorbeihisi adessive sorbillasi sorbeillasi ablative sorbiltasi sorbeiltasi allative sorbillesi sorbeillesi essive sorbinasi sorbeinasi translative sorbiksesi sorbeiksesi abessive sorbittasi sorbeittasi instructive — — comitative — sorbeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sorbimme sorbimme accusative nom. sorbimme sorbimme gen. sorbimme genitive sorbimme sorbiemme partitive sorbiamme sorbejamme inessive sorbissamme sorbeissamme elative sorbistamme sorbeistamme illative sorbiimme sorbeihimme adessive sorbillamme sorbeillamme ablative sorbiltamme sorbeiltamme allative sorbillemme sorbeillemme essive sorbinamme sorbeinamme translative sorbiksemme sorbeiksemme abessive sorbittamme sorbeittamme instructive — — comitative — sorbeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sorbinne sorbinne accusative nom. sorbinne sorbinne gen. sorbinne genitive sorbinne sorbienne partitive sorbianne sorbejanne inessive sorbissanne sorbeissanne elative sorbistanne sorbeistanne illative sorbiinne sorbeihinne adessive sorbillanne sorbeillanne ablative sorbiltanne sorbeiltanne allative sorbillenne sorbeillenne essive sorbinanne sorbeinanne translative sorbiksenne sorbeiksenne abessive sorbittanne sorbeittanne instructive — — comitative — sorbeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sorbinsa sorbinsa accusative nom. sorbinsa sorbinsa gen. sorbinsa genitive sorbinsa sorbiensa partitive sorbiaan sorbiansa sorbejaan sorbejansa inessive sorbissaan sorbissansa sorbeissaan sorbeissansa elative sorbistaan sorbistansa sorbeistaan sorbeistansa illative sorbiinsa sorbeihinsa adessive sorbillaan sorbillansa sorbeillaan sorbeillansa ablative sorbiltaan sorbiltansa sorbeiltaan sorbeiltansa allative sorbilleen sorbillensa sorbeilleen sorbeillensa essive sorbinaan sorbinansa sorbeinaan sorbeinansa translative sorbikseen sorbiksensa sorbeikseen sorbeiksensa abessive sorbittaan sorbittansa sorbeittaan sorbeittansa instructive — — comitative — sorbeineen sorbeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• alasorbi
• yläsorbi

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sorbīre, from Latin sorbēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sorˈbi/

Verb

a sorbi (third-person singular present soarbe, past participle sorbit, third-person subjunctive soarbă) 4th conjugation

1. to sip, suck in, drink in
2. to breathe in deep
3. to absorb

   Synonym: absorbi

Conjugation

    conjugation of sorbi (fourth conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a sorbi
gerund			sorbind
past participle			sorbit
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	sorb	sorbi	soarbe	sorbim	sorbiți	sorb
	imperfect	sorbeam	sorbeai	sorbea	sorbeam	sorbeați	sorbeau
	simple perfect	sorbii	sorbiși	sorbi	sorbirăm	sorbirăți	sorbiră
	pluperfect	sorbisem	sorbiseși	sorbise	sorbiserăm	sorbiserăți	sorbiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să sorb	să sorbi	să soarbă	să sorbim	să sorbiți	să soarbă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		soarbe			sorbiți
	negative		nu sorbi			nu sorbiți

Derived terms

• sorbire

See also

• suge
• bea

Further reading

• “sorbi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026