sorl
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verbal noun of sorla, ultimately onomatopoeic.[1] First attested in 1587.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sorl n
- sound of many blended voices, murmur, buzz
- Gatans höga sorl tystades innanför portarna.
- The street's loud buzz was silenced inside the gates.
- faint purling sound
- Parken var tyst, bortsett från fontänens idoga sorl.
- The park was quiet, aside from the continuous purl of the fountain.
Declension
[edit]Declension of sorl | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | sorl | sorlet | — | — |
Genitive | sorls | sorlets | — | — |
See also
[edit]- brus (“noise, static”)
- porl (“purl”)
- surr (“buzz”)
- mummel (“mumble”)
- stim (“bustle, buzz”)
- kakofoni (“cacophony”)