solde
See also: soldé
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔld/
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed, with influence from the second etymology, from Italian saldo, from saldare.
Noun
solde m (plural soldes)
- (finance) balance (list of credits and debits)
- sale (discount period in e.g. a shop)
Etymology 2
From Middle French solde, soulde, borrowed from Italian soldo (“money, pay or salary for a soldier”), from Latin soldus (“solid”), an optional syncope from solidus.
Doublet of sou and solide.
Noun
solde f (plural soldes)
- pay of a soldier or other military person
- pay generally
- congé sans solde, unpaid leave
Related terms
- solder
Verb
solde
- inflection of solder:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “solde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
solde
- vocative masculine singular of soldus
Portuguese
Verb
solde
- inflection of soldar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative