sörja

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See also: Sorja and sorja

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rːja]
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  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²sɵrːja]

Etymology 1

Cognate of Icelandic syrja.

Noun

sörja c

  1. mud, sludge
Declension
Declension of sörja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sörja sörjan sörjor sörjorna
Genitive sörjas sörjans sörjors sörjornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish syrghia, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic *surgijaną.

Verb

sörja (present sörjer, preterite sörjde, supine sörjt, imperative sörj)

  1. to mourn (express sadness for, grieve, sorrow over)
  2. (sörja för) to take care of, to ensure
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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