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/sɔʁ.sjɛʁ/
Translation
witch
Word origin
Feminine of sorcier, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius ('teller of fortunes'), from Latin sors ('lot, chance, oracle'). English 'sorcerer' and 'sorcery' come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sortiarius
- English cognates
- sorcerer, sorcery, sort
Grammar
Examples
, au .
In the tale, the witch lives deep in the forest.
remue potion .
The witch stirs her potion, laughing.
déguisent .
The children dress up as witches for the party.
grenouilles.
They say the old witch turns princes into frogs.
' , c' .
She is not a witch, just a woman who lives on her own.
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