solto

See also: soltó

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Cognate with Portuguese solto and Spanish suelto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔltʊ], [ˈsoltʊ]

Adjective

solto m (feminine singular solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

1. loose; free
2. swift
3. having diarrhea

Derived terms

• a renda solta
• día solto
• solta
• soltar

Noun

solto m (plural soltos)

1. loose change

   Synonym: cambio

References

• “solto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “solto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “solto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “solto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “solto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Doublet of soluto.

Participle

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural solti, feminine plural solte)

1. past participle of solvere

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.to/ [ˈsoʊ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsol.tu/ [ˈsoɫ.tu]

• Hyphenation: sol‧to

Adjective

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas, comparable, comparative mais solto, superlative o mais solto or soltíssimo, diminutive soltinho)

1. loose; free

   As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral. ― The chickens roam free in the corral.

   Não deixar pontas soltas. ― Don't leave loose ends.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.to/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.tu/ [ˈsɔɫ.tu]

• Hyphenation: sol‧to

Verb

solto

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Participle

solto (short participle, feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

1. past participle of soltar