Latvian

Proper noun

Saule f

1. alternative form of saule

Declension

English

Noun

saule ‎(plural saules)

1. Obsolete form of soul.
2. (Scotland) A hired mourner at a funeral.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

French

Etymology

From Middle French saule, from Old French saule ‎(“willow”), from Old Frankish *salha ‎(“willow”), from Proto-Germanic *salhō, *salhǭ ‎(“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *salǝḱ-, *salǝk- ‎(“willow”). Cognate with Old High German salaha ‎(“willow”), Old English sealh ‎(“willow”), Latin salix ‎(“willow, willow branch”), Middle Irish sail ‎(“willow”). More at sallow.

Old French saule displaced Old French sauz ‎(“willow”), from Latin salix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sol/
• Rhymes: -ol
• Homophone: saules

Noun

saule m ‎(plural saules)

1. willow, willow tree

Derived terms

• saule pleureur

Anagrams

• salue, salué

Latgalian

Noun

saule

1. sun

Latvian

Saule

Saules sistēma

Alternative forms

• Saule

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *saul-, *saulē-, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥, *sāwel-, *swel- ‎(“sun”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sāu- ‎(“to shine, to sparkle”), with a suffix -l). Cognates include Lithuanian sáulė, Old Prussian saule, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌻 ‎(sauil), Ancient Greek ἥλιος ‎(hḗlios) (< *sāwel-iyos), Old Norse sól (Icelandic sól, Swedish sol), Latin sōl (< *swōl; Spanish sol, Portuguese sol, Italian sole, French soleil, originally a diminutive). With suffix -n instead of -l, cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 ‎(sunnō), Old High German, Old Norse sunna (German Sonne, English sun). Hibrid forms with both -l and -n include Proto-Slavic *sъlnь, whence Proto-Slavic *sъlnьce, a diminutive (compare Russian солнце ‎(sólnce)).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sāūle]

Noun

saule f (5th declension)

1. sun (the star at the center of the Solar System, from which light and heat reach the Earth)

   saule spīd‎ ― the sun is shining

   rīta, vakara, vasaras saule'‎ ― morning, evening, summer sun

   saule lec, riet‎ ― the sun rises, sets

   saules lēkts, riets‎ ― sunrise, sunset

   celties līdz ar sauli‎ ― to rise with the sun (= early)

   saules stari, gaisma, siltums‎ ― sun beams, light, heat

   saules sistēma‎ ― Solar System

   saules aptumsums‎ ― solar eclipse

   saules vējš‎ ― solar wind

   saules plankumi‎ ― sun spots

   saules enerģija‎ ― solar energy

2. sun, sunlight (the light and heat that comes from the sun; area reached by this light and heat)

   sildīties saulē‎ ― to bask in the sun

   istabā nav saules‎ ― in the room there is no sun

   kaktusiem vajadzīgs daudz saules‎ ― cactuses need much sun

   acis žilbst saulē‎ ― eyes are dazzled in the sun

   atlaisties saulē‎ ― to sit in the sun

3. (poetic) world

   šajā saulē dzivot‎ ― to live in this world

   aiziet viņā saulē‎ ― to go away from this world, to die

Declension

Usage notes

When used to refer to the central star of the Solar System, especially if seen as a location, saule is often capitalized: Saule.

Derived terms

• aizsaule
• pasaule
• saulains
• saulesbrilles, saules brilles
• saules sistēma
• saules vējš
• sauļup

Related terms

• sauļot, sauļoties

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “saule”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

• saule in some Latvian dictionary at tezaurs.lv

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑulɛ/

Noun

saule

1. instrumental singular of saulė
2. vocative singular of saulė