What is a soiree? It's a party

Sometimes words borrowed from other languages ​​are not always understood by most people, especially if they do not know the source language. But even knowledgeable people can not always recognize the original word, because when switching from, for example, French to Russian, the pronunciation of the word can be very distorted or several words can merge together, forming a new phrase similar to the original phrase only approximately. A similar situation takes place in the case of the word suare. What it is, not everyone knows.

soare what is it

General information about the reasons for borrowing words

To understand what β€œsuare” is, it is necessary to begin with at least a little understanding of borrowed words in the Russian language. Most often, borrowing occurs due to the close interaction of native speakers or because the borrowed word allows you to more succinctly express what the phrase is used in Russian for. So what is suare? And why did you have to use a foreign word to denote this concept?

Soire: what is it?

In itself, the word "suare" refers to borrowings from French, which already indicates the correct setting of stress in it - it falls on the last syllable. Let’s figure out what a soiree is. To do this, refer to the dictionary:

"Soire (neuter, unshakable, outdated) - from the French soirΓ©e" evening, party ", in Russian it means" evening party ", sometimes when used in speech it has an ironic connotation."

what is soire

It is worth noting that from the middle of the XIX century, many borrowings from the French began to gradually acquire an ironic connotation. And the reason for borrowing this word is simple: French was widely used by nobles, who often spoke better than Russian. Therefore, many of them were accustomed to using this word, and the Russian "gatherings" blew something rustic and not quite suitable for reception with the nobility. That is why the French word remains in Russian.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/E11460/


All Articles