solar

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See also: Solar, solâr, sólar, and sölar

English

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Etymology 1

From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (sun), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Adjective

solar (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun
    solar light
    solar rays
    solar influence
  2. (astrology, obsolete) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
  3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
  4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
    • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis , “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. , London: William Rawley ; rinted by J H for William Lee , →OCLC:
      They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
    • 2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
      Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid.
  5. Employing solar power.
    a solar furnace
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Noun

solar (uncountable)

  1. solar energy
    • December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine:
      He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (residence, dwelling; hall; palace), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (house, room, hall). More at sale.

Noun

solar (plural solars)

  1. (obsolete) A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.
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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish solar (ground, land).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈlaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Noun

solár

  1. property
    Synonym: propiyedad
  2. land
    Synonym: daga

Catalan

Etymology 1

From sòl (soil) +‎ -ar.

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Noun

solar m (plural solars)

  1. lot, plot (a distinct portion of land, usually smaller than a field)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin sōlāris.

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Adjective

solar m or f (masculine and feminine plural solars)

  1. (relational) sun; solar
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Etymology 3

From sòl (soil; surface) +‎ -ar.

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Verb

solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solí, past participle solat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to pave
  2. (transitive, fishing) to weigh down (rigging) (on the seabed or riverbed by means of stones or lead weights)
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Etymology 4

From sola (sole) +‎ -ar.

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Verb

solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solí, past participle solat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to sole (to put a sole on a shoe or boot)
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Galician

Solando ("soling")

Etymology 1

From sola (sole). Compare Portuguese solar.

Pronunciation

Verb

solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)

  1. (transitive) to sole
    • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
      Iten por solar calças, des et seis branquas et dous coroados.
      Item, for soling stockings, sixteen white coins and two crowns
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Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin sōlāris.

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Adjective

solar m or f (plural solares)

  1. solar

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German

Etymology

From Latin sōlāris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

solar (strong nominative masculine singular solarer, not comparable)

  1. solar

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • solar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • solar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Etymology 1

From Latin sōlāris, from sōl (sun), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (sun).

Adjective

solar

  1. solar, of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

Etymology 2

Generic trademark of Pertamina's diesel fuel, which came from minyak solar, from Dutch solaarolie (cognate of Danish solarolie and Norwegian solarolje), from English solar oil. The association developed from the usage of such petroleum product as fuel for solar oil lamp. See also Russian солярка (soljarka) and German Solaröl.

Noun

solar

  1. diesel fuel.
    Pertamina akan Ekspor Solar dan AvturPertamina will export diesel fuel and jet fuel.

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Occitan

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Adjective

solar

  1. solar

Piedmontese

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Adjective

solar

  1. solar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin sōlāris (solar), corresponding to sol +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Adjective

solar m or f (plural solares)

  1. (astronomy) solar (relating to the Sun)
  2. solar (relating to sunlight or solar energy)
  3. (figurative) radiant (beaming with vivacity and happiness)
    Synonyms: radiante, jovial

Etymology 2

From solo (ground) +‎ -ar.

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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Noun

solar m (plural solares)

  1. mansion (large, luxurious house)
    Synonyms: mansão, palacete

Etymology 3

From solo (solo) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Verb

solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)

  1. (music, intransitive or transitive) to solo (to play a solo)
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Etymology 4

From sola (sole) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧lar

Verb

solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)

  1. (sports, transitive) to hit someone with the sole of the shoe
  2. (shoemaking, transitive) to sole (to put a sole on a shoe)
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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French solaire, from Latin solaris.

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Adjective

solar m or n (feminine singular solară, masculine plural solari, feminine and neuter plural solare)

  1. solar
    Synonym: soresc

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite solar solară solari solare
definite solarul solara solarii solarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite solar solare solari solare
definite solarului solarei solarelor solarilor

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sòlār m (Cyrillic spelling со̀ла̄р)

  1. bullary worker

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧lar

Etymology 1

From suelo (ground), from Latin solum.

Noun

solar m (plural solares)

  1. ground, land
  2. house (of a family), noble lineage
    Synonym: casa
  3. (Cuba) tenement house
    Synonym: casa de vecindad

Verb

solar (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solé, past participle solado)

  1. to pave
  2. to sole a shoe
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Etymology 2

From Latin sōlāris (solar).

Adjective

solar m or f (masculine and feminine plural solares)

  1. solar
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Swedish

Noun

solar

  1. indefinite plural of sol

Verb

solar

  1. present indicative of sola

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