Sorbian

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UK/ˈsɔːbi.ən/US/ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/

proper noun

A group of Slavic languages spoken by a minority in eastern Germany.

Similar
LusatianWendishSorbian languageLusatian language
UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A group of Slavic languages spoken by a minority in eastern Germany.

    Synonyms: Lusatian, Wendish

adjectiveSorbian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language.
nounSorbian (plural Sorbians)

plural Sorbians

  1. A Sorb.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA group of Slavic languages spoken by a minority in eastern Germany.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany

Similar
LusatianSorbian languageLusatian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic صُورْبِيّ
  • صُورْبِيّ (ṣūrbiyy)language
Bulgarian лу́жишки
  • лу́жишки (lúžiški)language
Catalan sòrab, sòrab
  • sòrablanguage
  • sòrabof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Chinese Mandarin 索布語 /索布语, 文德語 /文德语
  • 索布語 /索布语 (Suǒbù yǔ)language
  • 文德語 /文德语 (Wéndé yǔ)language
Czech lužickosrbský
  • lužickosrbskýlanguage
Danish Sorbisk
  • Sorbisklanguage
Dutch Sorbisch, Sorbisch
  • Sorbischlanguage
  • Sorbischof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Estonian sorbi keel
  • sorbi keellanguage
Finnish sorbi
  • sorbilanguage
French sorabe
  • sorabelanguage
German Sorbisch, sorbisch
  • Sorbischlanguage
  • sorbischof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
  • wendischof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Hebrew שפות סורביות
  • שפות סורביותlanguage
Hungarian szorb, szorb
  • szorblanguage
  • szorbof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Icelandic sorbneska
  • sorbneskalanguage
Indonesian Sorbia
  • Sorbialanguage
Irish Soirbis
  • Soirbislanguage
Italian sorbico, Sorbo
  • sorbicolanguage
  • Sorbolanguage
Japanese ソルブ語
  • ソルブ語 (Sorubu-go)language
Korean 소르브어
  • 소르브어 (Soreubeu-eo)language
Lithuanian Sorbiškai
  • Sorbiškailanguage
Norwegian sorbisk
  • sorbisklanguage
Persian صربی
  • صربی (sorbi)language
Polish język łużycki, łużycki
  • język łużyckilanguage
  • łużyckiof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Portuguese sorábio, sórbio
  • sorábiolanguage
  • sórbiolanguage
  • sórbioof or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language
Romanian sorabă
  • sorabălanguage
Russian лу́жицкий, серболу́жицкий
  • лу́жицкий (lúžickij)language
  • серболу́жицкий (serbolúžickij)language
  • со́рбский (sórbskij)language
Slovak lužickosrbský
  • lužickosrbskýlanguage
Spanish sorbio, sorabo
  • sorbiolanguage
  • sorabolanguage
Swedish sorbiska
  • sorbiskalanguage
Turkish Sorbca
  • Sorbcalanguage
Ukrainian лу́жицька
  • лу́жицька (lúžycʹka)language

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Cite this entry
APA

Sorbian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbian

MLA

“Sorbian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sorbian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbian.

Source: Sorbian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.