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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
só
- (archaic or dialectal) Pre-2016 spelling of so (archaic or dialectal first singular present indicative of ser and ésser).
Usage notes
The spelling só was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
só (feminine soa, masculine plural sós, feminine plural soas)
- alone (by oneself)
- lonely, solitary
- Synonyms: senlleiro, solitario
Derived terms
Adverb
só
- no more than; merely
- only; just
- Synonyms: exclusivamente, unicamente, soamente
Noun
só m (plural sós)
- solo
- Synonym: solo
- coffee (beverage) without milk
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “soo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “só”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “só”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Ghomala'
Verb
só
- to be black
- to darken
Dzə́ piŋ só.- The outfit darkened again.
References
- Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
Hokkien
Hungarian
Etymology
Maybe from Alanic. Compare Ossetian цӕхх (cæxx).
Pronunciation
Noun
só (countable and uncountable, plural sók)
- salt (a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative)
- (chemistry) salt (one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- só in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish soad, from so- (“good”) + sáith (“sufficiency”).
Pronunciation
Noun
só m (genitive singular só, nominative plural sónna)
- comfort, luxury, self-indulgence
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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só
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shó after an, tsó
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- “só”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sód, soad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sóġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 668
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “só”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lashi
Pronunciation
Verb
só
- To walk.
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Old Norse
Verb
só
- first/third-person past indicative active of súga
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: só
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡so, from Proto-Tupian *t͡so.[1]
Cognate with Guaraní ho.
Noun
só (possessable)
- go; act of going
- Synonyms: kûaba, soaba
Verb
só (first-person singular active indicative asó, first-person singular negative active indicative n'asóî, first-person singular gerund gûisóbo, noun só) (intransitive)
- to go
- Synonym: kûab
'Y kûápe asó.- I go to the cove.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
só (intransitive, irregular imperative and causative-comitative, S-starting, oral vowel ending) (See
Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Particle
só
- (São Vicente) almost (very close to)
- Synonym: -sûer
References
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
Portuguese
Etymology
Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
só m or f (plural só or (obsolete) sós)
- only; just (alone in a category)
- Só um carro já é suficiente. ― Just one car is enough.
- only; just (no more than)
- Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio. ― Only three people will receive the prize.
- Só um minuto. ― Just a minute.
- only; merely; just (introduces a number or object with the implication that it is small or insufficient)
- Tomo só uma cerveja por mês. ― I drink just one beer every month.
Adjective
só m or f (plural sós)
- alone (by oneself; not accompanied)
- Você está só? ― Are you alone?
- Synonyms: sozinho, solito (Rio Grande do Sul)
- lonely; solitary (living or being by oneself)
- Senti-me só. ― I felt lonely.
- Synonym: solitário
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.
Adverb
só (not comparable)
- (preceding the verb) only; just (indicates that no other action is/was/will be performed)
- Synonyms: apenas, exclusivamente, unicamente, somente
- Nós só comemos carne. ― We only eat meat.
- (preceding the verb) only; merely; just; simply (indicates that the action is not significant)
- Synonyms: meramente, simplesmente
- Eles só roubaram uns clipes. ― They just stole some paperclips.
2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 227:Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!- I thought you said that she was just telling you to write!
- (somewhat formal) alone (unaccompanied or without help)
- Synonym: sozinho
- Prefiro morar só. ― I prefer living alone.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ).
Numeral
só (Hanifi spelling 𐴏𐴡𐴤)
- six
Sassarese
Determiner
só (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of so': his/her; of his/of hers