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Pronunciation
Verb
solto
- 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)
- loose; free
- swift
- having diarrhea
Derived terms
Noun
solto m (plural soltos)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- past participle of soltar
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
solto
- first-person singular present indicative of soltar