solde

See also: soldé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔld/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed, with influence from the second etymology, from Italian saldo, from saldare.

Noun

solde m (plural soldes)

1. (finance) balance (list of credits and debits)
2. sale (discount period in e.g. a shop)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French solde, soulde, borrowed from Italian soldo (“money, pay or salary for a soldier”), from Latin soldus (“solid”), an optional syncope from solidus.

Doublet of sou and solide.

Noun

solde f (plural soldes)

1. pay of a soldier or other military person
2. pay generally

   congé sans solde, unpaid leave

Related terms

• solder

Etymology 3

Verb

solde

1. inflection of solder:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “solde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

solde

1. vocative masculine singular of soldus

Portuguese

Verb

solde

1. inflection of soldar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• sorde

Noun

solde m (plural soldes)

1. worm

   Synonym: belme

See also

• cucurra f