Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese solteiro, solteyro, from Latin sōlitārius (lonely).

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Adjective

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solteiro (feminine solteira, masculine plural solteiros, feminine plural solteiras)

  1. single
  2. unmarried
    A culpa morre solteira (proverb)Blame dies unmarried
    • 1473, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 32:
      digo que eu sendo moço solteiro ouben de lourença albres da fregesia de alba criada que foi do meu señor padre a meu fillo bastardo fernan garçia galego
      I said that when I was an unmarried youngster I had from Lourenza Álvarez, from the parish of Alba, servant of my late father, my bastard son, Fernán García Galego
  3. bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)

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Noun

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solteiro m (plural solteiros, feminine solteira, feminine plural solteiras)

  1. bachelor
    Synonym: mozo solteiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese solteiro, solteyro, from Latin sōlitārius (lonely). Compare Spanish soltero, Catalan solter. Doublet of solitário. Folk etymology connects it to solto (free, unbound).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈte(j).ɾu/ [soʊ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈte(j).ɾo/ [soʊ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈtɐj.ɾu/ [soɫˈtɐj.ɾu], /sɔlˈtɐj.ɾu/ [sɔɫˈtɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈtej.ɾu/ [soɫˈtej.ɾu], /sɔlˈtej.ɾu/ [sɔɫˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈtej.ɾu/ [soɫˈtej.ɾu], /sɔlˈtej.ɾu/ [sɔɫˈtej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈte.ɾu/ [soɫˈte.ɾu], /sɔlˈte.ɾu/ [sɔɫˈte.ɾu]

  • Hyphenation: sol‧tei‧ro

Adjective

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solteiro (feminine solteira, masculine plural solteiros, feminine plural solteiras)

  1. single
  2. unmarried
  3. celibate

Noun

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solteiro m (plural solteiros, feminine solteira, feminine plural solteiras)

  1. single (one who is not married or does not have a romantic partner)
  2. bachelor (a man who has never married), bachelorette (a woman who has never married)
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