solter

Betekenis (Engels)

1. single, unmarried (of a person)
2. free, loose, unattached (of an object)

Sinonieme

fadrí

celibatari

Vertalings

célibataire

soltero

solteiro

scapolo

celibe

bachelor

celibatari

unmarried

Junggeselle

vrijgezel

ongehuwd

άγαμος

agamus

nubile

caelebs

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[sulˈte]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: sōlitārius

Verwante met Spaans: soltero

Verwante met Portugees: solteiro

In summary

Inherited from Latin sōlitārius (“lonely”) (compare Spanish soltero, Portuguese solteiro). Less likely derived from solt, from the past participle of Old Catalan soldre, from Latin solvere (past participle solutus (“unbound, released, free, at large”)). Compare the doublet solitari.