solus

Significat (Anglès)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, pronominal) alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, pronominal) solitary, uninhabited

Conceptes

sol

únic

inhabitat

Traduccions

alone

seul

sozinho

allein

only

solo

solitary

solo

sole

einzig

só

bloß

alleinig

the only

alleen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈsoː.ɫʊs]

Etimologia (Anglès)

PIE word
*swé
* Often derived from earlier *swolos, from Proto-Italic *swelos, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun) (whence se (“oneself”)) + *-los, hence meaning "by oneself";
* De Vaan refers it to *solh₂- (“whole, healthy”), which would make it akin to sollus and salvus.
* Others connect it with Proto-Germanic *sēliz (Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 (sēls, “happy, good”), Old English sēlra (“better”)), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (whence sōlor (“to console”)).