soltero
See also: Soltero
Asturian edit
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soltero
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”).[1] Compare Portuguese solteiro, Catalan solter. See also the borrowed doublet solitario. Another theory, perhaps less likely, derives it from suelto, from Latin solutus (“unbound, released, free, at large”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
soltero (feminine soltera, masculine plural solteros, feminine plural solteras)
Noun edit
soltero m (plural solteros, feminine soltera, feminine plural solteras)
- single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)
- bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)
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References edit
- ^ “soltero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2016 June 8 (last accessed), archived from the original on 30 July 2016
Further reading edit
- “soltero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014