soglio

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Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin solium (“seat, throne”), from Proto-Indo-European *sodyom, derived from *sed- (“to sit”).

Alternative forms

Noun

soglio m (plural sogli) (literary)

  1. throne, seat
    Synonyms: (literary) scranno, seggio, trono
  2. (by extension) a sovereign's jurisdiction and power
    Synonym: autorità

Etymology 2

Variant of soglia.

Noun

soglio m (plural sogli)

  1. (obsolete) threshold
    • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto X”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎, lines 1–4; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      Poi fummo dentro al soglio de la porta
      che ’l mal amor de l’anime disusa,
      perché fa parer dritta la via torta,
      sonando la senti’ esser richiusa
      When we had crossed the threshold of the door which the perverted love of souls disuses, because it makes the crooked way seem straight, re-echoing I heard it closed again

Etymology 3

From Medieval Latin solium, from a development of Latin solium (“tub, bathtub”).

Noun

soglio m (plural sogli)

  1. (historical) a unit of fluid measure used in Mantua and Modena, where it was equivalent to approximately 109.36 litres and 50.9 litres, respectively

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

soglio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of solere

Further reading

  • soglio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • soglio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • soglio3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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