soldo

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See also: Soldo, soldó, and sôldo

English

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Etymology

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From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of sol, sold, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

Noun

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soldo (plural soldi or soldos)

  1. (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 647:
      That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.
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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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soldo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar

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Noun

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soldo (accusative singular soldon, plural soldoj, accusative plural soldojn)

  1. (military) military pay
    La duaklasa soldato, kiu estas malfeliĉe kun la magra soldo, decidis ne resoldatiĝi.
    The private, unhappy with the meager military pay decided not to reenlist.

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese soldo, from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus (gold coin).

Noun

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soldo m (plural soldos)

  1. salary
    Synonyms: haberes, paga, salario, soldada

Etymology 2

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Verb

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soldo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin soldus, syncope of (nummus) solidus (solid (coin)) (referring to the gold content), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (whole). Doublet of solido and sodo.

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Noun

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soldo m (plural soldi)

  1. penny, cent
  2. (in the plural) money
    Synonym: denaro

Derived terms

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Latin

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Adjective

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soldō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of soldus

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese soldo, from Late Latin soldus, from contraction of Latin solidus (gold coin). Doublet of sólido.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.du/ [ˈsoʊ̯.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsow.do/ [ˈsoʊ̯.do]

  • Hyphenation: sol‧do

Noun

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soldo m (plural soldos)

  1. (historical, numismatics) solidus (late Roman gold coin)
  2. (historical, numismatics) a medieval Portuguese coin
  3. salary or wage; any payment for a service
    Synonym: salário
  4. (Brazil, specifically) military salary
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.du/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔw.do/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.do]

  • Hyphenation: sol‧do

Verb

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soldo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar