Sol

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

Sol (plural Sols)

  1. The local day (cycle of light and darkness) on another planet; that on Mars, the synodical rotation period of which is 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.

Proper noun [edit]

Sol

  1. The Sun
  2. (Roman mythology) The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.
  3. (Norse mythology) The sun goddess.

Etymology 2 [edit]

Shortening.

Proper noun [edit]

Sol

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.

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Galician [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Sol m

  1. the Sun, Sol

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist all note names were taken from.

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Noun [edit]

Sol n

  1. (music) sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.
  2. (physical chemistry) sol, a type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.

Portuguese [edit]

Sol

Etymology [edit]

From Latin sōl (sun), solem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

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Sol m

  1. (astronomy) the Sun