solto

See also: soltó

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Verb

solto

1. 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): /ˈsɔlto/ [ˈs̺ɔl̪.t̪ʊ], /ˈsolto/ [ˈs̺ol̪.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔlto, -olto

Adjective

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

1. loose; free
2. swift
3. having diarrhea

Derived terms

• a renda solta
• día solto
• solta
• soltar

Noun

solto m (plural soltos)

1. loose change

   Synonym: cambio

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “solto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “solto”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

1. 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)

1. past participle of solvere

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.

Alternative forms

• sôlto (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]

• (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)

1. 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)

1. past participle of soltar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]

• (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

1. first-person singular present indicative of soltar

Further reading

• “solto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “solto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025