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Asturian
Adjective
soltero
- neuter of solteru
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”). 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”).
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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