EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Latin Sōl.

Proper nounEdit

Sol

  1. (poetic, science fiction) The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth.
  2. (Roman mythology) The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.
  3. (Norse mythology) The sun goddess.
  4. (nonce word) A male given name
    • 2017 March 1st, Marc Waddington, “How dad’s bionic arm invention is changing son’s life & prosthetics” in the Daily Post, № 51,073, page 6/2:
      Sol (named after the solar eclipse on the day of his birth) was born in March 2015 with an undetected clot in his upper left arm.
  5. (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Gold.
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Etymology 2Edit

Shortening.

Proper nounEdit

Sol

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.
    • 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1848, →OCLC:
      “Chock full o’ science,” said the radiant Captain, “as ever he was! Sol Gills, Sol Gills, what have you been up to, for this many a long day, my ould boy?”

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GalicianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Sol m

  1. the Sun, Sol

Related termsEdit

GermanEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist where all note names were taken from.

NounEdit

Sol n (strong, genitive Sols, plural Sole)

  1. (music) sol, the fifth step in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la.
DeclensionEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English sol.

NounEdit

Sol n (strong, genitive Sols, plural Sole)

  1. (physical chemistry) sol, a type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.
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Further readingEdit

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

The same word as sōl (sun), taken as a proper noun.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Sōl m sg (genitive Sōlis); third declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Sol (the sun god)
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.581–582:
      crīmine nox vacua est; Sōlem dē virgine raptā
      cōnsule, quī lātē facta diurna videt.
      Night is without fault. About the maiden who’s been abducted: Consult the Sun,
      who beholds far and wide that which is done by day.
  2. (astronomy) the Sun

DeclensionEdit

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sōl
Genitive Sōlis
Dative Sōlī
Accusative Sōlem
Ablative Sōle
Vocative Sōl

ReferencesEdit

  • Sol in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin sōl.

NounEdit

Sol (uncountable)

  1. the Sun.

PlautdietschEdit

NounEdit

Sol f (plural Sole)

  1. sole (of a shoe)

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sōlem (sun), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

 
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Sol m

  1. (astronomy) the Sun

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsol/ [ˈsol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: Sol

Etymology 1Edit

Proper nounEdit

Sol m

  1. the Sun

Etymology 2Edit

Proper nounEdit

Sol f

  1. Clipping of Soledad.

SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Sol c (genitive Sols)

  1. Norse god Sol

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