overwordExplorer
FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sourd.

deaf (person, animal)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/suʁ/
  1. deaf (person, animal)

  2. muffled (sound)

  3. unvoiced, voiceless

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

noun/suʁ/
  1. deaf person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

verb/suʁ/
  1. third-person singular present indicative of sourdre

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

sourd has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

sourd studiosourd workshello, sourd

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.