solo

PronunciationEdit

• US: /sɔloʊ̯/

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Italian solo, from Latin solus, probably related to se (“himself”).

NounEdit

solo (plural solos)

1. (music) A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
4. A single shot of espresso.
5. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football

Coordinate termsEdit

• (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare)

TranslationsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

solo (comparative more solo, superlative most solo)

1. Without a companion or instructor.
2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

solo (third-person singular simple present soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed)

1. To perform a solo.
2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
3. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Derived termsEdit

• soloist
• solo run

Related termsEdit

• solitaire

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

• loos
• Oslo

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin solum (“soil, ground”).

NounEdit

solo m (plural solos)

1. soil, ground

SynonymsEdit

• chan

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowing from Italian solo.

NounEdit

solo m (plural solos)

1. solo

SynonymsEdit

• só

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.lo/

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: só‧lo

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin sōlus.

AdjectiveEdit

solo m (feminine sola, masculine plural soli, feminine plural sole)

1. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. (music) solo

SynonymsEdit

• (alone): solitario
• (unique): unico
• (musical): assolo

Coordinate termsEdit

• (single): doppio, triplo

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin sōlum.

AdverbEdit

solo

1. only, just, but, alone, merely

   solo una volta ― just once, only once

   ha solo quattro anni ― he's just four

SynonymsEdit

• solamente
• soltanto

ConjunctionEdit

solo

1. (followed by che) but, only
2. (preceded and followed by se) if only

SynonymsEdit

• (but, only): ma, però

NounEdit

solo m (plural soli, feminine sola)

1. the only one, the only man

SynonymsEdit

• unico

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

• Oslo

NounEdit

solō

1. dative singular of solum
2. ablative singular of solum

AdjectiveEdit

sōlō

1. dative masculine singular of sōlus
2. dative neuter singular of sōlus
3. ablative masculine singular of sōlus
4. ablative neuter singular of sōlus

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English solo.

NounEdit

solo m (plural solos)

1. (music, Jersey) solo

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.lu/

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin solum (“soil, ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *swol- (“sole of the foot”).

NounEdit

solo m (plural solos)

1. (geology) soil, ground

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowing from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus (“alone, solitary”). Cognate of só.

NounEdit

solo m (plural solos)

1. (music) solo

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin sōlus (“alone, sole, only”).

AdjectiveEdit

solo m (feminine sola, masculine plural solos, feminine plural solas)

1. sole, only, unique, single
2. lonely, lonesome
3. alone, by oneself

See alsoEdit

• solitario
• soledad

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin sōlum.

AdverbEdit

solo (not comparable)

1. only, solely, just

   Solo quiero salir. ― I just want to leave.

Alternative formsEdit

• sólo

SynonymsEdit

• solamente
• únicamente