soler

See also: Soler and sôler

English

Etymology

From sole +‎ -er.

Noun

soler (plural solers)

1. One who fits the soles to shoes.
   • 1890, John Martine, Reminiscences and Notices of Fourteen Parishes of the County of Haddington, page 88:

     He was a great mender and soler of shoes, and even could make new ones very strong and coarse.

Anagrams

• Leros, lores, Roels, loser, Roles, sorel, slore, roles, Sorel, rôles, eorls, relos, Loser, lo-res, orles, Rosel, Osler

Asturian

Verb

soler

1. to usually...(do something); to tend to

Catalan

Etymology 1

From sòl +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈle]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈle]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈleɾ]

Noun

soler m (plural solers)

1. ground floor

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin solēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈlɛ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈlə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈleɾ]

Verb

soler (first-person singular present solc, no first-person singular preterite, no past participle); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (auxiliary) to usually..., to be accustomed to..., to have the habit of...

   solen fer la passejada ― they usually go for a walk

2. (auxiliary) to frequently..., to often...

   al vespre sol fer fresca ― it usually gets cool in the evening

3. (auxiliary, in the imperfect tense) used to

   solia venir cada dijous ― he/she used to come every Thursday

Conjugation

    Conjugation of soler (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			soler
gerund			solent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		—		—
		plural		—		—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solc	sols	sol	solem	soleu	solen
	imperfect	solia	solies	solia	solíem	solíeu	solien
	future	—	—	—	—	—	—
	preterite	—	—	—	—	—	—
	conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solgui	solguis	solgui	solguem	solgueu	solguin
	imperfect	solgués	solguessis	solgués	solguéssim	solguéssiu	solguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	—	—	—	—	—
	negative (no)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• sòlit

Further reading

• “soler”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “soler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “soler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “soler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Noun

soler c

1. indefinite plural of sol

Verb

soler

1. present of sole

Ladino

Alternative forms

• s.hueler, sueler

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish soler (“to use to”), from Latin solēre. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere, Portuguese soer (archaic) and Spanish soler.

Verb

soler (Hebrew spelling סוליר)

1. (auxiliary) to tend (to); to use to; to have the habit (of); to be accustomed (to); to be wont (to)
   • 2006, Dr. Avner Perez, Agua Fuego i Amor: Gazeles i Kantes Mistikos de los Sabetaistas‎^[1], מכון מעלה אדומים לתיוד השפה הספניולית ותרבותה בשיתוף עם מרכז משה דוד גאון לתרבות הלאדינו, →ISBN:

     Solias de tener kolores i agora estas demudada

     You used to have colours and now you have changed.

Latin

Verb

sōler

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of sōlor

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

soler

1. present of sole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

soler f

1. indefinite plural of sol

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.ler/

Noun

soler m

1. alternative form of salor

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin subtelāris.

Noun

soler oblique singular, m (oblique plural solers, nominative singular solers, nominative plural soler)

1. shoe

Descendants

• French: soulier

References

• “soler”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin solēre. Cognate with Old French soloir and Old Galician-Portuguese soer.

Verb

soler

1. (auxiliary) to tend (to); to use to; to have the habit (of); to be accustomed (to); to be wont (to)

Descendants

• Ladino: s.hueler, soler, sueler, סוליר
• Spanish: soler

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “soler”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 477

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish soler (“to use to”), from Latin solēre. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere, Ladino soler and Portuguese soer (archaic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈleɾ/ [soˈleɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: so‧ler

Verb

soler (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solí, past participle (rare but acceptable) solido)

1. (auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often

   suele llegar tarde ― he usually arrives late

2. (auxiliary) to tend to

   Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo.

   He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.

3. (imperfect) used to

   Aquí solía estar la tele.

   This is where the television used to be.

Conjugation

The future and conditional tend to be neglected in modern Spanish, but are acceptable.

    Conjugation of soler (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			soler
gerund			soliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solido3		solida3
		plural		solidos3		solidas3
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suelo	suelestú solésvos	suele	solemos	soléis	suelen
	imperfect	solía	solías	solía	solíamos	solíais	solían
	preterite	solí	soliste	solió	solimos	solisteis	solieron
	future	soleré3	solerás3	solerá3	soleremos3	soleréis3	solerán3
	conditional	solería3	solerías3	solería3	soleríamos3	soleríais3	solerían3
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suela	suelastú solásvos2	suela	solamos	soláis	suelan
	imperfect (ra)	soliera	solieras	soliera	soliéramos	solierais	solieran
	imperfect (se)	soliese	solieses	soliese	soliésemos	solieseis	soliesen
	future1	soliere3	solieres3	soliere3	soliéremos3	soliereis3	solieren3
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		sueletú solévos	suela	solamos	soled	suelan
	negative		no suelas	no suela	no solamos	no soláis	no suelan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
³Rare but acceptable.

    Selected combined forms of soler (irregular; o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive soler	dative	solerme	solerte	solerle, solerse	solernos	soleros	solerles, solerse
	accusative	solerme	solerte	solerlo, solerla, solerse	solernos	soleros	solerlos, solerlas, solerse
with gerund soliendo	dative	soliéndome	soliéndote	soliéndole, soliéndose	soliéndonos	soliéndoos	soliéndoles, soliéndose
	accusative	soliéndome	soliéndote	soliéndolo, soliéndola, soliéndose	soliéndonos	soliéndoos	soliéndolos, soliéndolas, soliéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative suele	dative	suéleme	suélete	suélele	suélenos	not used	suéleles
	accusative	suéleme	suélete	suélelo, suélela	suélenos	not used	suélelos, suélelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative solé	dative	soleme	solete	solele	solenos	not used	soleles
	accusative	soleme	solete	solelo, solela	solenos	not used	solelos, solelas
with formal second-person singular imperative suela	dative	suélame	not used	suélale, suélase	suélanos	not used	suélales
	accusative	suélame	not used	suélalo, suélala, suélase	suélanos	not used	suélalos, suélalas
with first-person plural imperative solamos	dative	not used	solámoste	solámosle	solámonos	solámoos	solámosles
	accusative	not used	solámoste	solámoslo, solámosla	solámonos	solámoos	solámoslos, solámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative soled	dative	soledme	not used	soledle	solednos	soleos	soledles
	accusative	soledme	not used	soledlo, soledla	solednos	soleos	soledlos, soledlas
with formal second-person plural imperative suelan	dative	suélanme	not used	suélanle	suélannos	not used	suélanles, suélanse
	accusative	suélanme	not used	suélanlo, suélanla	suélannos	not used	suélanlos, suélanlas, suélanse

Related terms

• insolente
• insólito
• obsoleto

Further reading

• “soler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10