Sohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sole, from Old High German sola, borrowed from Vulgar Latin sola, plural of solum (“bottom, base”).[1] Cognate with Hunsrik Sohl, English sole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzoːlə/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsoːlɛ/ (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːlə
  • Hyphenation: Soh‧le
  • Homophone: Sole

Noun

Sohle f (genitive Sohle, plural Sohlen)

  1. sole (of the foot/shoe)
    Synonyms: (foot) Fußsohle, (shoe) Schuhsohle
    auf leisen Sohlen ― on tiptoe
    vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle ― from top to toe
    eine kesse Sohle aufs Parkett legen
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Declension

Declension of Sohle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sohle die Sohlen
genitive einer der Sohle der Sohlen
dative einer der Sohle den Sohlen
accusative eine die Sohle die Sohlen

Descendants

  • →⇒ Kashubian: zôla

See also

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Sohle”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 769

Further reading

  • “Sohle” in Duden online
  • “Sohle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoːlə/
  • Rhymes: -oːlə
  • Syllabification: Soh‧le

Noun

Sohle f

  1. plural of Sohl
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