sorber
See also: Sorber
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin sorbēre, present active infinitive of sorbeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soɾˈbeɾ/, [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]
Verb
sorber
- to swallow
- Suérbite'l zusmiu ca te va faer bien
- Drink your juice, it'll do you well.
- to gulp
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish sorber, inherited from Latin sorbēre, sorbeō, from Proto-Italic *sorβeō, from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti, iterative verb from *srebʰ- (“to sip”). Spanish forms showing diphthongization of the stem vowel do occur regionally.[1] Cognate with English sorb (“absorb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soɾˈbeɾ/ [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: sor‧ber
Verb
sorber (first-person singular present sorbo, first-person singular preterite sorbí, past participle sorbido)
- to sip, suck
- to absorb, suck in, soak up
- (figuratively) to swallow
Conjugation
Conjugation of sorber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | sorber | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | sorbiendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | sorbido | sorbida | |||||
| plural | sorbidos | sorbidas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | sorbo | sorbestú sorbésvos | sorbe | sorbemos | sorbéis | sorben | |
| imperfect | sorbía | sorbías | sorbía | sorbíamos | sorbíais | sorbían | |
| preterite | sorbí | sorbiste | sorbió | sorbimos | sorbisteis | sorbieron | |
| future | sorberé | sorberás | sorberá | sorberemos | sorberéis | sorberán | |
| conditional | sorbería | sorberías | sorbería | sorberíamos | sorberíais | sorberían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | sorba | sorbastú sorbásvos2 | sorba | sorbamos | sorbáis | sorban | |
| imperfect (ra) | sorbiera | sorbieras | sorbiera | sorbiéramos | sorbierais | sorbieran | |
| imperfect (se) | sorbiese | sorbieses | sorbiese | sorbiésemos | sorbieseis | sorbiesen | |
| future1 | sorbiere | sorbieres | sorbiere | sorbiéremos | sorbiereis | sorbieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | sorbetú sorbévos | sorba | sorbamos | sorbed | sorban | ||
| negative | no sorbas | no sorba | no sorbamos | no sorbáis | no sorban | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of sorber
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive sorber | |||||||
| dative | sorberme | sorberte | sorberle, sorberse | sorbernos | sorberos | sorberles, sorberse | |
| accusative | sorberme | sorberte | sorberlo, sorberla, sorberse | sorbernos | sorberos | sorberlos, sorberlas, sorberse | |
| with gerund sorbiendo | |||||||
| dative | sorbiéndome | sorbiéndote | sorbiéndole, sorbiéndose | sorbiéndonos | sorbiéndoos | sorbiéndoles, sorbiéndose | |
| accusative | sorbiéndome | sorbiéndote | sorbiéndolo, sorbiéndola, sorbiéndose | sorbiéndonos | sorbiéndoos | sorbiéndolos, sorbiéndolas, sorbiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative sorbe | |||||||
| dative | sórbeme | sórbete | sórbele | sórbenos | not used | sórbeles | |
| accusative | sórbeme | sórbete | sórbelo, sórbela | sórbenos | not used | sórbelos, sórbelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative sorbé | |||||||
| dative | sorbeme | sorbete | sorbele | sorbenos | not used | sorbeles | |
| accusative | sorbeme | sorbete | sorbelo, sorbela | sorbenos | not used | sorbelos, sorbelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative sorba | |||||||
| dative | sórbame | not used | sórbale, sórbase | sórbanos | not used | sórbales | |
| accusative | sórbame | not used | sórbalo, sórbala, sórbase | sórbanos | not used | sórbalos, sórbalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative sorbamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | sorbámoste | sorbámosle | sorbámonos | sorbámoos | sorbámosles | |
| accusative | not used | sorbámoste | sorbámoslo, sorbámosla | sorbámonos | sorbámoos | sorbámoslos, sorbámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative sorbed | |||||||
| dative | sorbedme | not used | sorbedle | sorbednos | sorbeos | sorbedles | |
| accusative | sorbedme | not used | sorbedlo, sorbedla | sorbednos | sorbeos | sorbedlos, sorbedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative sorban | |||||||
| dative | sórbanme | not used | sórbanle | sórbannos | not used | sórbanles, sórbanse | |
| accusative | sórbanme | not used | sórbanlo, sórbanla | sórbannos | not used | sórbanlos, sórbanlas, sórbanse | |
Derived terms
- soplar y sorber, no puede ser
- sorbo
Related terms
- absorber
- absorbente
- absorción
- adsorción
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983), “sorber”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 309
Further reading
- “sorber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014