solteiro

Meaning

unmarried man

on the shelf

ανύπαντρος

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sowˈte(j).ɾu/

Inherited from Latin

Cognate with Spanish

Cognate with Catalan

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”).

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