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Asturian
Adjective
soltero
- neuter of solteru
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”).[1] Compare Portuguese solteiro, Catalan solter. See also the borrowed doublet solitario. Another theory, perhaps less likely, derives it from suelto, from Latin solutus (“unbound, released, free, at large”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈteɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: sol‧te‧ro
Adjective
soltero (feminine soltera, masculine plural solteros, feminine plural solteras)
- single, unmarried
- Antonym: casado
Noun
soltero m (plural solteros, feminine soltera, feminine plural solteras)
- single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)
- bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)
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