solar
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (General American) enPR: sōl'ər, IPA(key): /ˈsoʊlɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊlə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology 1 Edit
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Adjective Edit
solar (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun
- solar light
- solar rays
- solar influence
- (astrology, obsolete) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
- 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Cock and the Fox: Or, The Tale of the Nun’s Priest, from Chaucer”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- and proud beside, as solar people are
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
- 2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid.
Synonyms Edit
Derived terms Edit
- active solar
- antisolar
- extrasolar
- extrasolar
- lunisolar
- passive solar
- solar apex
- solar battery
- solar boat
- solar calendar
- solar car
- solar cell
- solar collector
- solar comedo
- solar constant
- solar corona
- solar cross
- solar cycle
- solar day
- solar eclipse
- solar energetic particle
- solar energy
- solar engine
- solar flare
- solar flower
- solar gain
- solarize
- solar lamp
- solar letter
- solar maculation
- solar mass
- solar maximum
- solar microscope
- solar minimum
- solar month
- solar nebula
- solar noon
- solar oil
- solar panel
- solar phosphori
- solar plexus
- solar power
- solar-powered
- solar prominence
- solar radiation
- solar sail
- solar shingle
- solar spot
- solar spots
- solar still
- solar system
- solar tea
- solar telegraph
- solar telescope
- solar term
- solar thermal collector
- solar time
- solar tracker
- solar-type
- solar wind
- solar year
- subsolar
- tough solar
Translations Edit
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Noun Edit
solar (uncountable)
- solar energy
- December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine[1]:
- He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds.
See also Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.
Noun Edit
solar (plural solars)
- (obsolete) A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.
Translations Edit
See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- “solar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “solar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- solar at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams Edit
Bikol Central Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Spanish solar (“ground, land”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
solár
- property
- Synonym: propiyedad
- land
- Synonym: daga
Catalan Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From sòl (“soil”).
Noun Edit
solar m (plural solars)
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Adjective Edit
solar m or f (masculine and feminine plural solars)
- (relational) sun; solar
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
Verb Edit
solar (first-person singular present solo, past participle solat)
- (transitive) to sole (to put a sole on a shoe or boot)
Conjugation Edit
infinitive | solar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | solant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | solat | solada | |||||
plural | solats | solades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | solo | soles | sola | solem | soleu | solen | |
imperfect | solava | solaves | solava | solàvem | solàveu | solaven | |
future | solaré | solaràs | solarà | solarem | solareu | solaran | |
preterite | solí | solares | solà | solàrem | solàreu | solaren | |
conditional | solaria | solaries | solaria | solaríem | solaríeu | solarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | soli | solis | soli | solem | soleu | solin | |
imperfect | solés | solessis | solés | soléssim | soléssiu | solessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
— | sola | soli | solem | soleu | solin |
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “solar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “solar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “solar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “solar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From sola (“sole”). Compare Portuguese solar.
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)
- (transitive) to sole
- 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
- Iten por solar calças, des et seis branquas et dous coroados.
- Item, for soling stockings, sixteen white coins and two crowns
- Iten por solar calças, des et seis branquas et dous coroados.
- 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
Conjugation Edit
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
solar m or f (plural solares)
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “solar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
References Edit
- “solar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “solar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “solar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “solar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “solar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
German Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
solar (strong nominative masculine singular solarer, not comparable)
Declension Edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist solar | sie ist solar | es ist solar | sie sind solar | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | solarer | solare | solares | solare |
genitive | solaren | solarer | solaren | solarer | |
dative | solarem | solarer | solarem | solaren | |
accusative | solaren | solare | solares | solare | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der solare | die solare | das solare | die solaren |
genitive | des solaren | der solaren | des solaren | der solaren | |
dative | dem solaren | der solaren | dem solaren | den solaren | |
accusative | den solaren | die solare | das solare | die solaren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein solarer | eine solare | ein solares | (keine) solaren |
genitive | eines solaren | einer solaren | eines solaren | (keiner) solaren | |
dative | einem solaren | einer solaren | einem solaren | (keinen) solaren | |
accusative | einen solaren | eine solare | ein solares | (keine) solaren |
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
Indonesian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Adjective Edit
solar
- solar, of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
Etymology 2 Edit
Generic trademark of Pertamina's diesel fuel, which came from minyak solar, from Dutch solaarolie (cognate of Danish solarolie and Norwegian solarolje), from English solar oil. The association developed from the usage of such petroleum product as fuel for solar oil lamp. See also Russian солярка (soljarka) and German Solaröl.
Noun Edit
solar (first-person possessive solarku, second-person possessive solarmu, third-person possessive solarnya)
- diesel fuel.
- Pertamina akan Ekspor Solar dan Avtur ― Pertamina will export diesel fuel and jet fuel.
Further reading Edit
- “solar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Occitan Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
solar
Piedmontese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
solar
Portuguese Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Latin sōlāris (“solar”), corresponding to sol + -ar.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: so‧lar
Adjective Edit
solar m or f (plural solares)
- (astronomy) solar (relating to the Sun)
- solar (relating to sunlight or solar energy)
- (figurative) radiant (beaming with vivacity and happiness)
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: so‧lar
Noun Edit
solar m (plural solares)
Etymology 3 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: so‧lar
Verb Edit
solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)
- (music, intransitive or transitive) to solo (to play a solo)
Conjugation Edit
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | solar | |||||
Personal | solar | solares | solar | solarmos | solardes | solarem |
Gerund | ||||||
solando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | solado | solados | ||||
Feminine | solada | soladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | solo | solas | sola | solamos | solais | solam |
Imperfect | solava | solavas | solava | solávamos | soláveis | solavam |
Preterite | solei | solaste | solou | solamos1, solámos2 | solastes | solaram |
Pluperfect | solara | solaras | solara | soláramos | soláreis | solaram |
Future | solarei | solarás | solará | solaremos | solareis | solarão |
Conditional | ||||||
solaria | solarias | solaria | solaríamos | solaríeis | solariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | sole | soles | sole | solemos | soleis | solem |
Imperfect | solasse | solasses | solasse | solássemos | solásseis | solassem |
Future | solar | solares | solar | solarmos | solardes | solarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | sola | sole | solemos | solai | solem | |
Negative (não) | não soles | não sole | não solemos | não soleis | não solem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Etymology 4 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: so‧lar
Verb Edit
solar (first-person singular present solo, first-person singular preterite solei, past participle solado)
- (sports, transitive) to hit someone with the sole of the shoe
- (shoemaking, transitive) to sole (to put a sole on a shoe)
Conjugation Edit
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | solar | |||||
Personal | solar | solares | solar | solarmos | solardes | solarem |
Gerund | ||||||
solando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | solado | solados | ||||
Feminine | solada | soladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | solo | solas | sola | solamos | solais | solam |
Imperfect | solava | solavas | solava | solávamos | soláveis | solavam |
Preterite | solei | solaste | solou | solamos1, solámos2 | solastes | solaram |
Pluperfect | solara | solaras | solara | soláramos | soláreis | solaram |
Future | solarei | solarás | solará | solaremos | solareis | solarão |
Conditional | ||||||
solaria | solarias | solaria | solaríamos | solaríeis | solariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | sole | soles | sole | solemos | soleis | solem |
Imperfect | solasse | solasses | solasse | solássemos | solásseis | solassem |
Future | solar | solares | solar | solarmos | solardes | solarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | sola | sole | solemos | solai | solem | |
Negative (não) | não soles | não sole | não solemos | não soleis | não solem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Further reading Edit
- “solar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “solar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “solar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “solar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “solar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “solar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French solaire, from Latin solaris.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
solar m or n (feminine singular solară, masculine plural solari, feminine and neuter plural solare)
Declension Edit
Further reading Edit
- solar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Noun Edit
sòlār m (Cyrillic spelling со̀ла̄р)
- bullary worker
Declension Edit
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From suelo (“ground”), from Latin solum.
Noun Edit
solar m (plural solares)
- ground, land
- house (of a family), noble lineage
- Synonym: casa
- (Cuba) tenement house
- Synonym: casa de vecindad
Verb Edit
solar (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solé, past participle solado)
Conjugation Edit
infinitive | solar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | solando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | solado | solada | |||||
plural | solados | soladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suelo | suelastú solásvos |
suela | solamos | soláis | suelan | |
imperfect | solaba | solabas | solaba | solábamos | solabais | solaban | |
preterite | solé | solaste | soló | solamos | solasteis | solaron | |
future | solaré | solarás | solará | solaremos | solaréis | solarán | |
conditional | solaría | solarías | solaría | solaríamos | solaríais | solarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suele | suelestú solésvos2 |
suele | solemos | soléis | suelen | |
imperfect (ra) |
solara | solaras | solara | soláramos | solarais | solaran | |
imperfect (se) |
solase | solases | solase | solásemos | solaseis | solasen | |
future1 | solare | solares | solare | soláremos | solareis | solaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | suelatú solávos |
suele | solemos | solad | suelen | ||
negative | no sueles | no suele | no solemos | no soléis | no suelen |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Adjective Edit
solar m or f (masculine and feminine plural solares)
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “solar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish Edit
Noun Edit
solar
- indefinite plural of sol
Verb Edit
solar