soit

See also: söit, sõit, and số ít

Finnish

Etymology 1

Verb

soit

1. second-person singular present/past indicative of soida

Etymology 2

Verb

soit

1. second-person singular past indicative of suoda

Anagrams

• Isto, isot, osti, soti, tosi

French

Etymology

From Latin sĭt, third-person singular present subjunctive of sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa/, (interjection) /swat/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: soi, soie, soient, soies, sois

Verb

soit

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of être
2. (mathematics) let be

   Soit f une fonction linéaire.

   Let f be a linear function.

Usage notes

Used in the mathematical sense, this verb form is the first word of the phrase, preceding the subject in the word order.

Conjunction

soit

1. or, meaning, that is to say

   3 en janvier, 4 en février, 5 en mars ; soit un total de 12. ― 3 in January, 4 in February, 5 in March ; or a total of 12.

Conjunction

soit ... soit

1. either ... or

   Il veut adopter un animal de compagnie, soit un chat, soit un chien.

   He wants to adopt a pet, either a cat, or a dog.

   Je lui ai dit que j’aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue.

   I told him I want to take up one of my old hobbies again, be that playing the piano or learning a language.

Interjection

soit

1. OK; granted; so be it
   • 1965, Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits, tome 1, Le Roi de fer, Le Livre de poche (1970), page 102:

     Philippe le Bel souleva légèrement la tête et dit :
     « Mon frère, ce ne sont point des assemblées, mais des Templiers que, ce jour, nous nous occupons.
     — Soit, dit Valois, occupons-nous des Templiers.

     Philip the Fair raised lightly his head and said:
     “My brother, it is not with assemblies, but with Knights Templar, that we concern ourselves today.”
     “So be it”, said Valois, “let us concern ourselves with Knights Templar.”

See also

• ni
• si ... ou

Further reading

• “soit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Verb

soit

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of estre