solto

See also: soltó

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɔl.tu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɔl.to]

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

IPA^(key): [ˈsɔltʊ], [ˈsoltʊ]

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Noun

solto m (plural soltos)

loose change
Synonym: cambio

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “solto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “solto”, 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), “solto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “solto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.to/ [ˈsoʊ̯.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsol.tu/ [ˈsoɫ.tu]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -oltu, (Brazil) -owtu
Homophones: souto (Brazil), Souto (Brazil)
Hyphenation: sol‧to

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

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.to/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.tu/ [ˈsɔɫ.tu]

Hyphenation: sol‧to

Verb

solto

first-person singular present indicative of soltar