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Webster 1913 Edition

Sol

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Sol

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
The sun.
2.
(Alchem.)
Gold; – so called from its brilliancy, color, and value.
Chaucer.

Sol

,
Noun.
[It.]
(Mus.)
(a)
A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.
(b)
The tone itself.

Sol

,
Noun.
[See
Sou
.]
1.
A sou.
2.
A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sol

SOL

,
Noun.
[from L. solidus.]
1.
In France, a small copper coin; a penny; usually sou sor sous.
2.
A copper coin and money of acount in Switzerland.

SOL

,
Noun.
The name of a not in music.

Definition 2024

Sól

Sól

Faroese

Proper noun

Sól f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Sól: Sólarson
  • daughter of Sól: Sólardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sól
Accusative Sól
Dative Sól
Genitive Sólar

sól

sól

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sol"

Faroese

Noun

sól f (genitive singular sólar, plural sólir)

  1. sun

Declension

Declension of sól
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sól sólin sólir sólirnar
accusative sól sólina sólir sólirnar
dative sól sólini sólum sólunum
genitive sólar sólarinnar sóla sólanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōwulō, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic слъньцє ‎(slŭnĭce), Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος ‎(hḗlios), Sanskrit सूर ‎(sūra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /souːl/ ()
    Rhymes: -ouːl

Noun

sól f ‎(genitive singular sólar, nominative plural sólir)

  1. the sun (star which illuminates one side of the Earth)
    • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
      Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,
      rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,
      hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,
      úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;
      Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,
      drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.
      Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
      the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.
      Here many spirits of the dark
      threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.
      The Lord leads my horse,
      it is still a long, long way home.
    Sólin er björt.
    The sun is bright.
  2. sun (applied to any star or used metaphorically)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (the sun): sunna (poetic)

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōwulō ‎(“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‎(“sun”). Cognate with Old English sōl, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌻 ‎(sauil),

Noun

sól f (genitive sólar, plural sólir)

  1. sun

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian: sol m, f
  • Swedish: sol c

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪ul/

Noun

sól f

  1. salt (common substance, NaCl)
  2. (chemistry) salt

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

sól impf

  1. second-person singular imperative of solić

Etymology

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōwulō, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɔuːl]

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