solfa

See also: sol-fa

English

Noun

solfa

1. Alternative form of sol-fa.

Verb

solfa (third-person singular simple present solfas, present participle solfaing, simple past and past participle solfaed)

1. Alternative form of sol-fa.

Anagrams

• AFOLs, foals, loafs

Italian

Etymology 1

From sol +‎ fa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɔlfa
• Hyphenation: sòl‧fa

Noun

solfa f (plural solfe)

1. sol-fa, solfeggio
2. drone (insistent, annoying sound)
3. monotonous repetition; bore

Derived terms

• solfeggiare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsol.fa/
• Rhymes: -olfa
• Hyphenation: sól‧fa

Verb

solfa

1. inflection of solfare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• solfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• falso, falsò

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolfa/ [ˈsol.fa]
• Rhymes: -olfa
• Syllabification: sol‧fa

Noun

solfa m (plural solfas)

1. sol-fa

   Synonym: solfeo

Related terms

• poner en solfa
• solfear

Further reading

• “solfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025