zori
See also: zōri and зори
English
Alternative forms
- zōri
Etymology
From Japanese 草履 (zōri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔːɹi/
Audio (UK) (file) - (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈzoəɹi/
Noun
zori (plural zori or zoris)
- A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
- 1983 July, Tony Annesi, Dogu: Tools For the Way, Black Belt, page 70,
- Zori should be left at the edge of the training area so they can easily be stepped into. In Western dojo, this is sometimes impractical, but zori should at least be put on as soon as possible after leaving the training area.
- 1984, Morgan Yamanaka, Morgan Yamanaka: Tule Lake, John Tateishi (editor), And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps, page 117,
- […] and they had a machine gun aimed at us, and we stood in the snow for three, four, five hours in our underwear and zoris.
- 1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha, 1998, Vintage, p. 25:
- She took a while getting her crooked feet into her zori, but finally turned toward Mr. Tanaka and gave him a look he seemed to understand at once, because he left the room, closing the door behind him.
- 2008, Roy Inman, The Judo Handbook, page 14,
- Traditionally, zori are worn to and from the place of practice. Zori are similar to flip-flops and used to be made from straw.
- 1983 July, Tony Annesi, Dogu: Tools For the Way, Black Belt, page 70,
- (regional, especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
- Synonym: flip-flop
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist:
- He ran back and I watched him go, legs pumping, soles of his zori showing.
See also
- geta (clogs)
Further reading
zori on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Rizo
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̻oɾi/, [s̻o̞.ɾi]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Basque *zori (“bird, luck”).
Noun
zori inan
- luck, chance, fate, fortune
- Synonym: adur
Declension
| Declension of zori (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | zori | zoria | zoriak |
| ergative | zorik | zoriak | zoriek |
| dative | zoriri | zoriari | zoriei |
| genitive | zoriren | zoriaren | zorien |
| comitative | zorirekin | zoriarekin | zoriekin |
| causative | zorirengatik | zoriarengatik | zoriengatik |
| benefactive | zorirentzat | zoriarentzat | zorientzat |
| instrumental | zoriz | zoriaz | zoriez |
| inessive | zoritan | zorian | zorietan |
| locative | zoritako | zoriko | zorietako |
| allative | zoritara | zorira | zorietara |
| terminative | zoritaraino | zoriraino | zorietaraino |
| directive | zoritarantz | zorirantz | zorietarantz |
| destinative | zoritarako | zorirako | zorietarako |
| ablative | zoritatik | zoritik | zorietatik |
| partitive | zoririk | — | — |
| prolative | zoritzat | — | — |
Adjective
zori (comparative zoriago, superlative zorien, excessive zoriegi)
- mature, ripe
Declension
| Declension of zori (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | zori | zoria | zoriak | |
| ergative | zorik | zoriak | zoriek | |
| dative | zoriri | zoriari | zoriei | |
| genitive | zoriren | zoriaren | zorien | |
| comitative | zorirekin | zoriarekin | zoriekin | |
| causative | zorirengatik | zoriarengatik | zoriengatik | |
| benefactive | zorirentzat | zoriarentzat | zorientzat | |
| instrumental | zoriz | zoriaz | zoriez | |
| inessive | anim. | zorirengan | zoriarengan | zoriengan |
| inanim. | zoritan | zorian | zorietan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | zoritako | zoriko | zorietako | |
| allative | anim. | zorirengana | zoriarengana | zoriengana |
| inanim. | zoritara | zorira | zorietara | |
| terminative | anim. | zorirenganaino | zoriarenganaino | zorienganaino |
| inanim. | zoritaraino | zoriraino | zorietaraino | |
| directive | anim. | zorirenganantz | zoriarenganantz | zorienganantz |
| inanim. | zoritarantz | zorirantz | zorietarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | zorirenganako | zoriarenganako | zorienganako |
| inanim. | zoritarako | zorirako | zorietarako | |
| ablative | anim. | zorirengandik | zoriarengandik | zoriengandik |
| inanim. | zoritatik | zoritik | zorietatik | |
| partitive | zoririk | — | — | |
| prolative | zoritzat | — | — | |
Further reading
- "zori" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “zori” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic зорꙗ (zorja), from Proto-Slavic *zořa. See also zare. Compare Bulgarian зора (zora), Serbo-Croatian zora, Aromanian ndzari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzorʲ/
Audio (file)
Noun
zori m pl (plural only)
- daybreak, dawn
Declension
declension of zori (plural only)
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (niște) zori | zorii |
| genitive/dative | (unor) zori | zorilor |
| vocative | zorilor | |
See also
- auroră f
- răsărit n
- alba f
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
zori (Cyrillic spelling зори)
- dative/locative singular of zora
Slovene
Noun
zori
- inflection of zora:
- dative/locative singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Verb
zori
- third-person singular present of zoreti
Torres Strait Creole
Noun
zori
- (western dialect) cicada
References
- Shnukal, Anna. (1994) 'Torres Strait Creole' in Macquarie Aboriginal Words, p. 388.