sorber

See also: Sorber

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sorbēre, present active infinitive of sorbeō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /soɾˈbeɾ/, [soɾˈβ̞eɾ]

Verb

sorber

  1. to swallow
    Suérbite'l zusmiu ca te va faer bien
    Drink your juice, it'll do you well.
  2. to gulp

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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)

  1. to sip, suck
  2. to absorb, suck in, soak up
  3. (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

References
  1. 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
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