solto

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See also: soltó

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Pronunciation

Verb

solto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Cognate with Portuguese solto and Spanish suelto.

Pronunciation

Adjective

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

  1. loose; free
  2. swift
  3. having diarrhea
Derived terms

Noun

solto m (plural soltos)

  1. loose change
    Synonym: cambio

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

solto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Doublet of soluto.

Participle

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural solti, feminine plural solte)

  1. past participle of solvere

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas, comparable, comparative mais solto, superlative o mais solto or soltíssimo, diminutive soltinho)

  1. loose; free
    As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral.The chickens roam free in the corral.
    Não deixar pontas soltas.Don't leave loose ends.

Participle

solto (short participle, feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)

  1. past participle of soltar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: sol‧to

Verb

solto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar