Latin

Proper noun

Solūs f ‎(genitive Solūntis); third declension

1. A city on the northern coast of Sicily, situated near Panormus, now Solanto

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

• Solūntīnus

Descendants

• Italian: Solanto

References

• Solus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Solus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latin

Adjective

sōlus m ‎(feminine sōla, neuter sōlum); first/second declension

1. alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around
2. solitary, uninhabited

Inflection

First/second declension, with genitive singular in -īus and dative singular in -ī.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• solus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• solus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SOLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “solus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) sunrise; sunset: ortus, occasus solis
    
  • (ambiguous) an eclipse of the sun: solis defectio
    
  • (ambiguous) to be dried up by the sun's heat: ardore solis torreri
    
  • (ambiguous) the east winds are blowing: venti ab ortu solis flant
    
  • (ambiguous) to be situate to the north-west: spectare inter occasum solis et septentriones
    
  • (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
    
  • (ambiguous) this is as clear as daylight: hoc est luce (sole ipso) clarius
    
• solus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• solus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Old Irish

Etymology

so- +‎ lés (compare dolus)

Adjective

solus

1. bright
2. (of sound) clear
3. (intellectually) clear, lucid

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

solus m

1. light
2. clarity, intelligibility

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• solusta

Descendants

• Irish: solas
• Manx: sollys
• Scottish Gaelic: solas