solteiro

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. single
2. unmarried
3. celibate

Noun

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

Sinonieme

celibatário

solteira

solteirão

single

Vertalings

soltero

célibataire

solter

celibe

scapolo

bachelor

single

nubile

ανύπαντρος

vrijgezel

Junggeselle

ledig

unmarried

alleenstaand

unverheiratet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sowˈte(j).ɾu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: sōlitārius

Verwante met Spaans: soltero

Verwante met Katalaans: solter

In summary

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”).