solteiro

Meaning

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)

Concepts

bachelor

single

unmarried

sole

celibate

bachelorette

unmarried man

on the shelf

spouseless

Synonyms

celibatário

solteira

solteirão

single

Translations

célibataire

soltero

solter

celibe

scapolo

nubile

ανύπαντρος

vrijgezel

Junggeselle

ledig

unverheiratet

alleenstaand

Single

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sowˈte(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sōlitārius

Cognate with Spanish: soltero

Cognate with Catalan: 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”).