soldado

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado (plural soldados or soldadoes)

  1. A soldier, in Spanish-speaking contexts.

Anagrams

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /solˈdado/,
  • Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado (plural soldados, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

  1. soldier

Related terms

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado

  1. soldier

Esperanto

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Noun

soldado (accusative singular soldadon, plural soldadoj, accusative plural soldadojn)

  1. Misspelling of soldato.

Galician

Representation of soldiers, Retablo de Belvís, 14th century

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (military salary) +‎ -ado. Perhaps a calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (money, military pay).

Pronunciation

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. (archaic) salaried, hired
    • 1473, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 30:
      con o permiso do noso Rey lebantou a terra as santas hirmandades das cibdades e vilas pagando cada hua seys omes soldados de a cabalo para conter e acudir ao remedio de tantos males
      with the permission of our King, the Holly Brotherhoods of cities and towns raised the country, paying each one six hired mounted men for counter and solve so many wrongs

Noun

soldado m (plural soldados)

  1. soldier
    Synonym: militar
    • c. 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:
      De soldados os camiños enpachados, furtando carros e bestas, queimando caniços e zestas
      Of soldiers the roads are stuffed, stealing carts and mares, burning wattles and baskets
  2. private

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado (mended), from soldar (to weld; to mend).

Pronunciation

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. past participle of soldar

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. soldered, welded
  2. (of bones) mended

References

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

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Noun

soldado

  1. soldier

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soldado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /solˈdado/,
  • Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado

  1. soldier

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (military salary) +‎ -ado. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (money, military pay).

Compare Spanish soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado m or f by sense or (see usage notes) m (plural soldados, feminine soldada, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. (military) soldier (member of an army)
  2. (figurative) soldier; warrior (person who fights for a cause)
Usage notes

There are different approaches to the gender of this word:

  • soldado as an epicene noun: masculine when referring to a male soldier and feminine when referring to a female soldier;
  • soldado as a masculine noun, used for male and female soldiers;
  • soldado m for male soldiers and soldada f for female soldiers.
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Past participle of soldar.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do

Adjective

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. soldered (joined together by soldering)

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. past participle of soldar

References

Spanish

Etymology 1

A derivative of sueldo (military salary) +‎ -ado; compare Portuguese soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (money, military pay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /solˈdado/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: sol‧da‧do

Noun

soldado m or f by sense (plural soldados)

  1. soldier
    Synonyms: milico, militar
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)

  1. past participle of soldar

References

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