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Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin sōlitūdinem. -dão is the inherited form of the Latin ending -tūdinem but the root shows semi-learned derivation (compare purely inherited saudade).
Pronunciation
Noun
solidão f (uncountable)
- loneliness
- Salva-me da solidão ― Save me from loneliness.
- O que é a solidão? ― What is loneliness?
- A casa está cheia de solidão. ― The house is filled with loneliness.
- A solidão da noite ― The loneliness of night.
- Salva minha alma desta solidão. ― Save my soul from this loneliness.