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sorra

sorra noun: sorrow.

Noun

sorra (countable and uncountable, plural sorras)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, dialectal) sorrow

Determiner

sorra

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, dialectal) nary (a); no; not one
    • 'Sorra a friend I have - sorra a friend, Masther Richard; and I did not spake to the priest this year or more, and I darn't go near him,' said the poor Palmerstown lass that was once so merry.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
    • Sorra a bite she ates but she drinks the mixture with it.1879, Chambers's Journal, volume 56, number 2, page 589

Forms of sorra

pluralsorras

Questions about sorra

What does sorra mean?
Sorra means sorrow.
What part of speech is sorra?
Sorra can be a noun or a determiner.
What is the plural of sorra?
The plural of sorra is sorras.

Words near sorra in the dictionary

  1. sorptive
  2. sorptivity
  3. sorptometer
  4. sorptometers
  5. sorr
  6. sorra
  7. sorrage
  8. Sorraia
  9. sorrance
  10. sorrances
  11. sorras

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