soler

See also: Soler and sôler

English

Alternative forms

• solere

Etymology

See solar.

Noun

soler (plural solers)

1. A loft or garret.
   • 1820, Walter Scott, chapter VII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. [...] In Three Volumes, volume I, Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], OCLC 230694662, 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.— [...]"

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

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

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From sòl.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /soˈle/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /suˈle/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /soˈleɾ/

Noun

soler m (plural solers)

1. ground floor

Etymology 2

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin solēre, present active infinitive of soleō.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /soˈlə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /suˈlɛ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /soˈleɾ/

Verb

soler (first-person singular present solc, past participle solgut)

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

   solen recórrer ― they usually tour

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of soler (second conjugation with velar infix)

infinitive			soler
present participle			solent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solgut		solgut
		plural		solguts		solgudes
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	soldré	soldràs	soldrà	soldrem	soldreu	soldran
	preterite	solguí	solgueres	solgué	solguérem	solguéreu	solgueren
	conditional	soldria	soldries	soldria	soldríem	soldríeu	soldrien
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
		—	sol	solgui	solguem	soleu	solguin

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.
• “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.

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Danish

Noun

soler c

1. indefinite plural of sol

Verb

soler

1. present of sole

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Latin

Verb

sōler

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of sōlor

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

soler

1. present of sole

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

soler f

1. indefinite plural of sol

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin solēre, present active infinitive of soleō. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere and Portuguese soer (archaic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈleɾ/

Verb

soler (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solí, no past participle)

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

   suele llegar tarde ― he usually arrives late

2. (auxiliary) to tend to

   Por lo general no dice nada que merece la pena oírlo, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo.

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

3. (imperfect) used to

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of soler (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			soler
gerund			soliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solido		solida
		plural		solidos		solidas
		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	soleré	solerás	solerá	soleremos	soleréis	solerán
	conditional	solería	solerías	solería	soleríamos	soleríais	solerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suela	suelas	suela	solamos	soláis	suelan
	imperfect (ra)	soliera	solieras	soliera	soliéramos	solierais	solieran
	imperfect (se)	soliese	solieses	soliese	soliésemos	solieseis	soliesen
	future1	soliere	solieres	soliere	soliéremos	soliereis	solieren
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

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation soler)

    Selected combined forms of soler^{edit data}

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 imperative suele
	dative	suéleme	suélete	suélele	suélenos	not used	suéleles
	accusative	suéleme	suélete	suélelo, suélela	suélenos	not used	suélelos, suélelas
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

• insólito
• insolente
• obsoleto