Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 43407 6963832 2009-07-10T13:25:24Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:es:single]] {{wikipedia|dab=single}} ==English== {{rank|sweet|duty|heavy|615|single|foot|beauty|attention}} ===Etymology=== {{coefficient}} {{etyl|enm}} ''[[sengle]]'' < {{etyl|fro}} [[sengle]] < {{etyl|la}} ''[[singulus]] a diminutive from the root in ''simplex'' "simple". See ''[[simple]]'', and confer ''[[singular]]''. ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/ˈsɪŋgl/}} * {{audio|en-us-single.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ɪŋɡəl}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # Not [[accompanied]] by anything else. #: ''Can you give me a '''single''' reason not to leave right now?'' # Not [[divide]]d in parts. #: ''The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a '''single''' big lump on the plate.'' # Designed for the use of only one. #: ''a '''single''' room'' # Designed for a single use; not [[reusable]]. #: ''the anti-aircraft rocket is fired from a '''single use''' launch platform.'' # Not [[married]] nor [[dating]] #: ''Josh put down that he was a '''single''' male on the dating website.'' # {{botany}} Having only one rank or row of [[petal]]s. ====Synonyms==== * (''not accompanied by anything else''): [[lone]], [[sole]] * (''not divided in parts''): [[unbroken]], [[undivided]], [[uniform]] * (''not married''): [[unmarried]] ====Antonyms==== * {{i|single}}: [[divorced]], [[married]], [[widowed]] ====Derived terms==== {{der-top}} * [[single-acting]] * [[single bed]] * [[single-blind]]/[[single blind]] * [[single bond]] * [[single-cell]] * [[single-celled]] * [[single-click]] * [[single combat]] * [[single cream]] * [[single crochet]] * [[single cross]] * [[single crystal]] * [[single currency]] * [[single data rate]] * [[singledom]] * [[single-elimination]] * [[single entry]] * [[single-eyed]] * [[single file]] * [[single flower]] * [[single-fold]] * [[single-foot]] * [[single grave]] * [[single-handed]] * [[single-handedly]] * [[single-hearted]] * [[singlehood]] * [[single-horse]] * [[single-issue]] * [[single leaf]] * [[single-line]] * [[single knot]] * [[single malt]] * [[single market]] * [[single-minded]] * [[single money]] {{der-mid}} * [[single mother]] * [[singleness]] * [[single-o]] * [[single option]] * [[single parent]] * [[single-phase]] * [[single-phasing]] * [[singleplayer]] * [[single-ply roof]] * [[single pneumonia]] * [[single-point]] * [[single-point urban interchange]] * [[single point of failure]] * [[single precision]] * [[single prop]] * [[single quote]] * [[singler]] * [[single scull]] * [[single-sex]] * [[single shell]] * [[single shot]] * [[single-shot]] * [[single sourcing]] * [[single-space]] * [[single-spaced]] * [[single-spacing]] * [[single standard]] * [[single star system]] * [[singlestick]] * [[single stitch]] * [[single supplement]] * [[singlet]] * [[single tax]] * [[singleton]] * [[single track]] * [[single union agreement]] * [[single-valued]] * [[single-wide]] * [[single-word]] {{der-bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[singly]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|not accompanied by anything else}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|yksittäinen}} * German: {{t|de|einzeln}}, {{t+|de|einzig}}, {{t+|de|allein}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|único}}, {{t+|pt|particular}}, {{t|pt|solitário}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Santali]]: {{tø|sat|ᱮᱠᱚ|tr=eka|sc=Olck}} * Swedish: [[enda]], [[enstaka]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|not divided in parts}} * German: {{t+|de|einzig}}, {{t-|de|einheitlich}}, {{t|de|vereint}}, {{t+|de|gemeinsam}} * Portuguese: {{t|pt|inteiro}}, {{t|pt|unitário}} {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: [[enhetlig]], [[odelad]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|designed for the use of only one}} * German: {{t|de|einzel}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|particular}} {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|enkel}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|not married nor dating}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|alleenstaand}} * Finnish: [[naimaton]], [[sinkku]] (''colloquial'') * French: {{t+|fr|célibataire}} * German: {{t-|de|alleinstehend}}, {{t-|de|single}}, {{t+|de|solo}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: [[single]], [[nubile]] (donna), [[celibe]] (uomo) * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|solteiro}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|soltero|m}}, {{t-|es|soltera|f}} * Swedish: [[ensamstående]], [[ogift]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|botany: having only one rank or row of petal}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|enkel}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[singular]] * [[singularity]] * [[singularly]] ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A 45[[rpm]] [[vinyl]] [[record]] with one [[song]] on [[side]] A and one on side B. # A [[popular]] song [[release]]d and sold (on any [[format]]) [[nominal]]ly on its own though usually has at least one [[extra]] [[track]]. # One who is not [[married]]. #: ''He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly '''singles''' there.'' # {{cricket}} A [[score]] of one [[run]]. # {{baseball}} A [[hit]] in [[baseball]] where the [[batter]] advances to first [[base]]. # A [[bill]] valued at $1. #: ''I don't have any '''singles''', so you'll have to make change.'' ====Antonyms==== * (''45rpm vinyl record''): [[album]] * (''one who is not married''): [[married]] ====Derived terms==== * [[cassingle]] * [[singles bar]] * [[singles charts]] * [[split single]] * [[CD single]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|45rpm vinyl record}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|singl|m}} * German: {{t-|de|Single|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|solteiro|m}}, {{t+|pt|single|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|sencillo|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|singel|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|popular song}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|singl|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|single}} * German: {{t-|de|Single|f}}, {{t|de|Singleauskopplung|f}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|シングル|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|single|m}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|sencillo|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|singel|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|one who is not married}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|singl|m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|naimaton}}, {{t+|fi|sinkku}} * German: {{t|de|Alleinstehender|m}}, {{t|de|Alleinstehende|f}}, {{qualifier|dating jargon}} {{t|de|Solomann|m}}, {{qualifier|dating jargon}} {{t|de|Solofrau|f}}, {{t+|de|Junggeselle|m}}, {{t|de|Junggesellin|f}}, {{qualifier|obsolete}} {{t+|de|Jungfrau|f}}, {{qualifier|obsolete}} {{t|de|Hagestolz|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Portuguese: {{t|pt|solteira|f}}, {{t+|pt|solteiro|m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|soltero|m}}, {{t-|es|soltera|f}} * Swedish: [[ensamstående]], [[ogift]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|cricket: score of one run}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|baseball: hit}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|bill valued at $1}} * German: {{t|de|Einer|m}} * Kurdish: *: Sorani: {{t|ku|تاک دۆلاری|tr=tAk dolAri|sc=ku-Arab}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[baseball]] * [[cricket]] ===Verb=== {{en-verb|singl|ing}} # To [[identify]] or [[select]] [[one]] member of a [[group]] from the others; generally used with [[out]], either to '''single out''' or to '''single''' (something) '''out'''. #: '' Eddie '''singled''' out his favorite marble from the bag. '' #: '' Evonne always wondered why Ernest had '''singled''' her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.'' # {{baseball}} To get a [[hit]] that advances the [[batter]] exactly one [[base]]. #: '' Pedro '''singled''' in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.'' ====Derived terms==== * [[single out]] ===References=== * {{R:1913}} * {{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}} ---- ==Italian== ===Etymology=== {{etyl|en|it}} ===Noun=== '''single''' {{m|f|inv}} # [[#English|single]], [[loner]] (person who lives alone and has no emotional ties) [[Category:Italian nouns]] [[et:single]] [[el:single]] [[es:single]] [[fa:single]] [[fr:single]] [[ko:single]] [[io:single]] [[it:single]] [[kk:single]] [[ku:single]] [[hu:single]] [[nl:single]] [[pt:single]] [[ru:single]] [[simple:single]] [[fi:single]] [[ta:single]] [[te:single]] [[th:single]] [[tr:single]] [[vi:single]]