sordo
Asturian
Adjective
sordo
- neuter of sordu
Italian
Etymology
From Latin surdus (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsor.do/
- Rhymes: -ordo
- Hyphenation: sór‧do
Adjective
sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordi, feminine plural sorde)
- deaf
- muffled (sound)
- dull (pain)
- veiled (threat etc.)
- silent, hidden
- voiceless (phonetics)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- sordamente
- sordina
- sordino
- sordomuto
Noun
sordo m (plural sordi, feminine sorda)
- a deaf person
Anagrams
- dorso
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Italian soldo, itself from solidus (“gold coin”).
Noun
sordo m
- A coin
- money
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare English surd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoɾdo/ [ˈsoɾ.ð̞o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oɾdo
- Syllabification: sor‧do
Adjective
sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordos, feminine plural sordas)
- deaf
- quedarse sordo ― to go deaf
- hacerse el sordo ― to pretend not to hear
- Antonym: oyente
- (of a sound) dull, muted
- (phonetics) voiceless
Antonyms
- (voiceless, as in a consonant): sonoro
Derived terms
- a palabras necias, oídos sordos
- asordar
- hacer oídos sordos
- ruido sordo
- sorda
- sordera
- sordomudo
Related terms
- absurdo
- ensordecer
- sordina
Noun
sordo m (plural sordos, feminine sorda, feminine plural sordas)
- deaf person
- Antonym: oyente
Further reading
- “sordo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014