só

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈso]

Verb

só

1. (archaic or dialectal) Pre-2016 spelling of so (archaic or dialectal first singular present indicative of ser and ésser).

Usage notes

The spelling só was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔ]

Adjective

só (feminine soa, masculine plural sós, feminine plural soas)

1. alone (by oneself)
2. lonely, solitary

   Synonyms: senlleiro, solitario

Derived terms

• soamente
• soíño

Adverb

só

1. no more than; merely
2. only; just

   Synonyms: exclusivamente, unicamente, soamente

Noun

só m (plural sós)

1. solo

   Synonym: solo

2. coffee (beverage) without milk

References

• “soo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “soo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “só” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “só” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of só – see 嫂 (“sister-in-law; friend's wife; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嫂).

Hungarian

Etymology

Maybe from Alanic. Compare Ossetian цӕхх (cæxx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃoː]

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: show
• Rhymes: -ʃoː

Noun

só (countable and uncountable, plural sók)

1. salt (a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative)
2. (chemistry) salt (one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	só	sók
accusative	sót	sókat
dative	sónak	sóknak
instrumental	sóval	sókkal
causal-final	sóért	sókért
translative	sóvá	sókká
terminative	sóig	sókig
essive-formal	sóként	sókként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	sóban	sókban
superessive	són	sókon
adessive	sónál	sóknál
illative	sóba	sókba
sublative	sóra	sókra
allative	sóhoz	sókhoz
elative	sóból	sókból
delative	sóról	sókról
ablative	sótól	sóktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	sóé	sóké
non-attributive possessive - plural	sóéi	sókéi

Possessive forms of só
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	sóm	sóim
2nd person sing.	sód	sóid
3rd person sing.	sója	sói
1st person plural	sónk	sóink
2nd person plural	sótok	sóitok
3rd person plural	sójuk	sóik

Derived terms

• sós
• sótlan
• sóz

 

Compound words

• fixírsó
• sóbánya
• sósav
• timsó

 

Related terms

• Soós (family name)

Further reading

• só in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Alternative forms

• sódh, sógh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish soad, from so- (“good”) + sáith (“sufficiency”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠɔː/

Noun

só m (genitive singular só, nominative plural sónna)

1. comfort, luxury, self-indulgence

Declension

Declension of só

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative só sónna Vocative a shó a shónna Genitive só sónna Dative só sónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an só na sónna Genitive an tsó na sónna Dative leis an só don só leis na sónna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
só	shó after an, tsó	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “só”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sód, soad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sóġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 668
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “só”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so/, [sɔ]

Verb

só

1. To walk.

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Old Norse

Verb

só

1. first/third-person past indicative active of súga

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡so, from Proto-Tupian *t͡so.

Cognate with Guaraní ho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: só

Noun

só (possessable)

1. go; act of going

   Synonym: kûaba

Verb

só (first-person singular active indicative asó, first-person singular negative active indicative nasóî, noun só) (intransitive)

1. to go

   Synonym: kûab

   'Y kûápe asó.

   I go to the cove.

Descendants

• Nheengatu: sú

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “só”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 443, columns 1–2

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sò (obsolete)

Etymology

Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ/

• Hyphenation: só

Adjective

só m or f (plural só or (obsolete) sós)

2. only; just (alone in a category)

   Só um carro já é suficiente. ― Just one car is enough.

   • 1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:

     — Só amanhã poderei diagnosticar seguramente, porque a pneumonia se apresenta muito complicada, em virtude da hipertensão. Todo o cuidado é pouco, o Dr. Ernesto reclama absoluto repouso.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. only; just (no more than)

   Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio. ― Only three people will receive the prize.

   Só um minuto. ― Just a minute.

6. only; merely; just (introduces a number or object with the implication that it is small or insufficient)

   Tomo só uma cerveja por mês. ― I drink just one beer every month.

Adjective

só m or f (plural sós)

2. alone (by oneself; not accompanied)

   Você está só? ― Are you alone?

   Synonyms: sozinho, solito (Rio Grande do Sul)

4. lonely; solitary (living or being by oneself)

   Senti-me só. ― I felt lonely.

   Synonym: solitário

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.

Adverb

só (not comparable)

2. (preceding the verb) only; just (indicates that no other action is/was/will be performed)

   Synonyms: apenas, exclusivamente, unicamente, somente

   Nós só comemos carne. ― We only eat meat.

4. (preceding the verb) only; merely; just; simply (indicates that the action is not significant)

   Synonyms: meramente, simplesmente

   Eles só roubaram uns clipes. ― They just stole some paperclips.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 227:

     Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!

     I thought you said that she was just telling you to write!

6. (somewhat formal) alone (unaccompanied or without help)

   Synonym: sozinho

   Prefiro morar só. ― I prefer living alone.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.

Related terms

• saudade
• solidão
• solo
• somente
• sozinho

 

Rohingya

Rohingya cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : só

Etymology

From Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ).

Numeral

só (Hanifi spelling 𐴏𐴡𐴤)

1. six

Sassarese

Determiner

só (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of so': his/her; of his/of hers