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saule

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English

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Noun

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saule (plural saules)

  1. Obsolete form of soul.
    • 1802, “Lyke-Wake Dirge”, in Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Walter Scott:
      To purgatory fire thou comest at laste ; And Christe receive thye saule.
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) A hired mourner at a funeral.

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French saule, from Old French saule (willow), from Gaulish salico (willow), from Proto-Celtic *salik, from Proto-Indo-European *salǝḱ-, *salǝk- (willow). Cognate with Old High German salaha (willow), Old English sealh (willow), Latin salix (willow, willow branch), Middle Irish sail (willow). More at sallow.

Old French saule displaced Old French sauz (willow), from Latin salix.

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saule m (plural saules)

  1. willow, willow tree

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Latgalian

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Saule.

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ. Cognates include Latvian saule and Lithuanian saulė.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsàu̯lʲæ]
  • Hyphenation: sau‧le

Noun

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saule f (diminutive sauleite)

  1. sun

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Declension of saule (type 5 noun)
singular plural
nominative saule saulis, saules1)
genitive saulis, saules1) sauļu
dative saulei saulem, sauļom1)
accusative sauli saulis, saules1)
instrumental sauli saulem, sauļom1)
locative saulē, saulī1) saulēs, sauļuos1)
vocative saule, sauļ saulis, saules1)

1) dialectal

References

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  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 11

Latvian

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 saule on Latvian Wikipedia
Saules sistēma

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ.

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saule f (5th declension)

  1. sun (the star at the center of the Solar System, from which light and heat reach the Earth)
    saule spīdthe sun is shining
    rīta, vakara, vasaras saulemorning, evening, summer sun
    saule lec, rietthe sun rises, sets
    saules lēkts, rietssunrise, sunset
    celties līdz ar saulito rise with the sun (= early)
    saules stari, gaisma, siltumssun beams, light, heat
    saules sistēmaSolar System
    saules aptumsumssolar eclipse
    saules vējšsolar wind
    saules plankumisun spots
    saules enerģijasolar energy
  2. sun, sunlight (the light and heat that comes from the sun; area reached by this light and heat)
    sildīties saulēto bask in the sun
    istabā nav saulesin the room there is no sun
    kaktusiem vajadzīgs daudz saulescactuses need much sun
    acis žilbst saulēeyes are dazzled in the sun
    atlaisties saulēto sit in the sun
  3. (poetic) world
    šajā saulē dzivotto live in this world
    aiziet viņā saulēto go away from this world, to die

Usage notes

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When used to refer to the central star of the Solar System, especially if seen as a location, saule is often capitalized: Saule.

Declension

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Declension of saule (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative saule saules
genitive saules sauļu
dative saulei saulēm
accusative sauli saules
instrumental sauli saulēm
locative saulē saulēs
vocative saule saules

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Lithuanian

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saule

  1. instrumental singular of saulė
  2. vocative singular of saulė

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle French saoulee, soûlée, past participle of saouler, soûler; compare sauled.

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  • IPA(key): /sau̯ˈleː/, /ˈsau̯leː/

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saule (uncountable)

  1. One's fill; a sufficient amount of food.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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saule

  1. Alternative form of sowel (staff, stake)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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saule

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of soule