solus

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to se (“oneself”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsoː.lus/

Adjective

sōlus m (feminine sōla, neuter sōlum); first/second declension

1. alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around
2. solitary, uninhabited

Inflection

Mixed declensions (1, 2, & 3). Irregular in that the singular genitive ends in -īus and the singular dative in -ī.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	M.	F.	N.		MM.	FF.	NN.
nominative	sōlus	sōla	sōlum		sōlī	sōlae	sōla
genitive	sōlīus	sōlīus	sōlīus		sōlōrum	sōlārum	sōlōrum
dative	sōlī	sōlī	sōlī		sōlīs	sōlīs	sōlīs
accusative	sōlum	sōlam	sōlum		sōlōs	sōlās	sōla
ablative	sōlō	sōlā	sōlō		sōlīs	sōlīs	sōlīs
vocative	sōle	sōla	sōlum		sōlī	sōlae	sōla

Derived terms

sōlitārius sōlitās sōlitātim

sōlitūdo sōlum

Descendants

Catalan: sol English: sole, solo French: seul Friulian: sôl Italian: solo

Occitan: sol Portuguese: solo, só Sardinian: solu, sou Spanish: solo

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Old Irish

Etymology

so- +‎ lés (compare dolus)

Adjective

solus

1. bright
2. (of sound) clear
3. (intellectually) clear, lucid

Noun

solus m

1. light
2. clarity, intelligibility

Derived terms

• solusta

Descendants

• Irish: solas
• Manx: sollys
• Scottish Gaelic: solas