soler
English
Etymology 1
sole + -er
Noun
soler (plural solers)
- One who fits the soles to shoes.
- 1890, John Martine, Reminiscences and Notices of Fourteen Parishes of the County of Haddington (page 88)
- He was a great mender and soler of shoes, and even could make new ones very strong and coarse.
- 1890, John Martine, Reminiscences and Notices of Fourteen Parishes of the County of Haddington (page 88)
Etymology 2
See solar.
Noun
soler (plural solers)
- A loft or garret.
- 1820, Walter Scott, chapter VII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], OCLC 230694662, page 101:
- The cup-bearer shrugged his shoulders in displeasure. "I thought to have lodged him in the solere chamber," said he; "but since he is so unsocial to Christians, e'en let him take the next stall to Isaac the Jew's.— [...]"
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Alternative forms
- solere
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for soler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Loser, Osler, Rosel, Sorel, eorls, lo-res, lores, loser, orles, relos, roles, rôles, slore, sorel
Asturian
Verb
soler
- to usually...(do something); to tend to
Catalan
Etymology 1
From sòl.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /soˈle/
- (Central) IPA(key): /suˈle/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /soˈleɾ/
Noun
soler m (plural solers)
- ground floor
Etymology 2
From Latin solēre, present active infinitive of soleō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /soˈlə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /suˈlɛ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /soˈleɾ/
Verb
soler (first-person singular present solc, past participle solgut)
- (auxiliary) to usually..., to be accustomed to..., to have the habit of...
- solen recórrer ― they usually tour
- (auxiliary) to frequently..., to often...
- (auxiliary, in the imperfect tense) used to
Conjugation
infinitive | soler | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | solent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | solgut | solgut | |||||
plural | solguts | solgudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | solc | sols | sol | solem | soleu | solen | |
imperfect | solia | solies | solia | solíem | solíeu | solien | |
future | soldré | soldràs | soldrà | soldrem | soldreu | soldran | |
preterite | solguí | solgueres | solgué | solguérem | solguéreu | solgueren | |
conditional | soldria | soldries | soldria | soldríem | soldríeu | soldrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | solgui | solguis | solgui | solguem | solgueu | solguin | |
imperfect | solgués | solguessis | solgués | solguéssim | solguéssiu | solguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | sol | solgui | solguem | soleu | solguin |
Related terms
- sòlit
Further reading
- “soler” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “soler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “soler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “soler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
soler c
- indefinite plural of sol
Verb
soler
- present of sole
Latin
Verb
sōler
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of sōlor
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
soler
- present of sole
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
soler f
- indefinite plural of sol
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin solēre. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere and Portuguese soer (archaic).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈleɾ/ [soˈleɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: so‧ler
Verb
soler (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solí, past participle (rare but acceptable) solido)
- (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
- suele llegar tarde ― he usually arrives late
- (auxiliary) to tend to
- Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo.
- He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
- (imperfect) used to
- Aquí solía estar la tele.
- This is where the television used to be.
Conjugation
The future and conditional tend to be neglected in modern Spanish, but are acceptable.
infinitive | soler | ||||||
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gerund | soliendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | solido3 | solida3 | |||||
plural | solidos3 | solidas3 | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suelo | suelestú solésvos | suele | solemos | soléis | suelen | |
imperfect | solía | solías | solía | solíamos | solíais | solían | |
preterite | solí | soliste | solió | solimos | solisteis | solieron | |
future | soleré3 | solerás3 | solerá3 | soleremos3 | soleréis3 | solerán3 | |
conditional | solería3 | solerías3 | solería3 | soleríamos3 | soleríais3 | solerían3 | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suela | suelastú solásvos2 | suela | solamos | soláis | suelan | |
imperfect (ra) | soliera | solieras | soliera | soliéramos | solierais | solieran | |
imperfect (se) | soliese | solieses | soliese | soliésemos | solieseis | soliesen | |
future1 | soliere3 | solieres3 | soliere3 | soliéremos3 | soliereis3 | solieren3 | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | sueletú solévos | suela | solamos | soled | suelan | ||
negative | no suelas | no suela | no solamos | no soláis | no suelan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Rare but acceptable.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive soler | |||||||
dative | solerme | solerte | solerle, solerse | solernos | soleros | solerles, solerse | |
accusative | solerme | solerte | solerlo, solerla, solerse | solernos | soleros | solerlos, solerlas, solerse | |
with gerund soliendo | |||||||
dative | soliéndome | soliéndote | soliéndole, soliéndose | soliéndonos | soliéndoos | soliéndoles, soliéndose | |
accusative | soliéndome | soliéndote | soliéndolo, soliéndola, soliéndose | soliéndonos | soliéndoos | soliéndolos, soliéndolas, soliéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative suele | |||||||
dative | suéleme | suélete | suélele | suélenos | not used | suéleles | |
accusative | suéleme | suélete | suélelo, suélela | suélenos | not used | suélelos, suélelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative solé | |||||||
dative | soleme | solete | solele | solenos | not used | soleles | |
accusative | soleme | solete | solelo, solela | solenos | not used | solelos, solelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative suela | |||||||
dative | suélame | not used | suélale, suélase | suélanos | not used | suélales | |
accusative | suélame | not used | suélalo, suélala, suélase | suélanos | not used | suélalos, suélalas | |
with first-person plural imperative solamos | |||||||
dative | not used | solámoste | solámosle | solámonos | solámoos | solámosles | |
accusative | not used | solámoste | solámoslo, solámosla | solámonos | solámoos | solámoslos, solámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative soled | |||||||
dative | soledme | not used | soledle | solednos | soleos | soledles | |
accusative | soledme | not used | soledlo, soledla | solednos | soleos | soledlos, soledlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative suelan | |||||||
dative | suélanme | not used | suélanle | suélannos | not used | suélanles, suélanse | |
accusative | suélanme | not used | suélanlo, suélanla | suélannos | not used | suélanlos, suélanlas, suélanse |
Related terms
- insólito
- insolente
- obsoleto
Further reading
- “soler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014