solto
See also: soltó
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Cognate with Portuguese solto and Spanish suelto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔltʊ], [ˈsoltʊ]
Adjective
solto m (feminine singular solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)
- loose; free
- swift
- having diarrhea
Derived terms
- a renda solta
- día solto
- solta
- soltar
Noun
solto m (plural soltos)
- loose change
- Synonym: cambio
References
- “solto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “solto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “solto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “solto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “solto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Doublet of soluto.
Participle
solto (feminine solta, masculine plural solti, feminine plural solte)
- past participle of solvere
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.to/ [ˈsoʊ̯.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsol.tu/ [ˈsoɫ.tu]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -oltu, (Brazil) -owtu
- Homophones: souto (Brazil), Souto (Brazil)
- Hyphenation: sol‧to
Adjective
solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas, comparable, comparative maissolto, superlative o maissolto or soltíssimo, diminutive soltinho)
- loose; free
- As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral. ― The chickens roam free in the corral.
- Não deixar pontas soltas. ― Don't leave loose ends.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.to/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsol.tu/ [ˈsoɫ.tu]
- Hyphenation: sol‧to
Verb
solto
- first-person singular present indicative of soltar
Participle
solto (short participle, feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)
- past participle of soltar