German

Noun

Solo n ‎(genitive Solos, plural Solos or Soli)

1. solo (piece of music for one)

Indonesian

Proper noun

Solo

1. A city in Central Java, also known as Surakarta
2. A sultanate in Java

English

Noun

solo ‎(plural solos)

1. (music) A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
4. A single shot of espresso.
5. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football

Coordinate terms

• (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare)

Translations

Adjective

solo ‎(comparative more solo, superlative most solo)

1. Without a companion or instructor.
2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Translations

Verb

solo ‎(third-person singular simple present soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed)

1. To perform a solo.
2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
3. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Derived terms

• soloist
• solo run

Related terms

• solitaire

Translations

Anagrams

• loos
• Oslo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin solum ‎(“soil, ground”).

Noun

solo m ‎(plural solos)

1. soil, ground

Synonyms

• chan

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Italian solo.

Noun

solo m ‎(plural solos)

1. solo

Synonyms

• só

German

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian solo.

Adjective

1. alone
2. single (not married nor dating)

   Ich bin solo.‎ ― I'm single.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.lo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: só‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin sōlus.

Adjective

solo m ‎(feminine singular sola, masculine plural soli, feminine plural sole)

1. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. (music) solo

Synonyms

• (alone): solitario
• (unique): unico
• (musical): assolo

Coordinate terms

• (single): doppio, triplo

Descendants

• German: solo

Etymology 2

From Latin sōlum.

Adverb

solo

1. only, just, but, alone, merely

   solo una volta‎ ― just once, only once

   ha solo quattro anni‎ ― he's just four

Synonyms

• solamente
• soltanto

Conjunction

solo

1. (followed by che) but, only
2. (preceded and followed by se) if only

Synonyms

• (but, only): ma, però

Noun

solo m ‎(plural soli, feminine sola)

1. the only one, the only man

Synonyms

• unico

Related terms

Anagrams

• Oslo

Latin

Noun

solō

1. dative singular of solum
2. ablative singular of solum

Adjective

sōlō

1. dative masculine singular of sōlus
2. dative neuter singular of sōlus
3. ablative masculine singular of sōlus
4. ablative neuter singular of sōlus

References

• solo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “solo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

solo m (invariable)

1. (music) solo

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English solo.

Noun

solo m ‎(plural solos)

1. (music, Jersey) solo

Northern Sami

Verb

solo

1. inflection of soallut:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.lu/

Etymology 1

From Latin solum ‎(“soil, ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *swol- ‎(“sole of the foot”).

Noun

solo m (plural solos)

1. (geology) soil, ground

Derived terms

• subsolo

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus ‎(“alone, solitary”). Cognate of só.

Noun

solo m (plural solos)

1. (music) solo

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:solo.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin sōlus ‎(“alone, sole, only”).

Adjective

solo m ‎(feminine singular sola, masculine plural solos, feminine plural solas)

1. sole, only, unique, single
2. lonely, lonesome
3. alone, by oneself

See also

• solitario
• soledad

Etymology 2

From Latin sōlum.

Adverb

solo

1. only, solely, just

   Solo quiero salir.‎ ― I just want to leave.

Alternative forms

• sólo

Synonyms

• solamente
• únicamente