soltero

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Asturian

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Adjective

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soltero

  1. neuter of solteru

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sōlitārius (lonely).[1] Compare Portuguese solteiro, Catalan solter. See also the borrowed doublet solitario. Another theory, perhaps less likely, derives it from suelto, from Latin solutus (unbound, released, free, at large).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /solˈteɾo/ [sol̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: sol‧te‧ro

Adjective

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soltero (feminine soltera, masculine plural solteros, feminine plural solteras)

  1. single, unmarried
    Antonym: casado

Noun

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soltero m (plural solteros, feminine soltera, feminine plural solteras)

  1. single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)
  2. bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ soltero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2016 June 8 (last accessed), archived from the original on 30 July 2016

Further reading

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