English

Noun

solum ‎(plural solums or sola)

1. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes.
2. The upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.

Anagrams

• omuls

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *swol- ‎(“sole of the foot”). Related to Latin solea ‎(“sandal, hoof-guard, fettle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.lum/

Noun

solum n ‎(genitive solī); second declension

1. bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed
2. floor, pavement
3. ground, earth, land, soil
4. sole (of the foot)
5. (by extension) land, country, region, place

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (bottom): fundus
• (ground): fundus

Derived terms

• assolō
• solea

Descendants

Etymology 2

From sōlus ‎(“alone, only”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː.lum/

Adjective

1. neuter nominative singular of sōlus
2. masculine accusative singular of sōlus
3. neuter accusative singular of sōlus
4. neuter vocative singular of sōlus

Adverb

sōlum ‎(not comparable)

1. only, just, barely, merely

Derived terms

• sōlummodo

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: sol
• Italian: solo
• Spanish: solo

References

• solum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• solum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SOLUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “solum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) Solon, one of the seven sages: Solo, unus de septem (illis)
    
  • (ambiguous) Solo ordained by law that..: Solo lege sanxit, ut or ne
    
  • (ambiguous) to leave one's country (only used of exiles): solum vertere, mutare (Caecin. 34. 100)
    
  • (ambiguous) Solon made it a capital offence to..: Solo capite sanxit, si quis... (Att. 10. 1)
    
  • (ambiguous) to raze a town to the ground: oppidum solo aequare