soler

See also: Soler and sôler

English

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

See solar.

Noun

soler (plural solers)

1. (archaic) A loft or garret.
   • 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 101:

     The cup-bearer shrugged his shoulders in displeasure. "I thought to have lodged him in the solere chamber," said he; "but since he is so unsocial to Christians, e'en let him take the next stall to Isaac the Jew's.— [...]"

Alternative forms

• solere

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “soler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

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

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): (Valencian) [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): (Valencian) [soˈleɾ]

Verb

soler (first-person singular present solc, no first-person singular preterite, no past participle); root stress: (Central, Valencian, 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “soler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin solēre. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014