Soli

Soli

1. A Bantu language spoken in Zambia.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Soli terms

Borrowed from Italian Soli.

Soli (plural Solis)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Soli is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Soli is most common among White (73.36%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Soli”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• LOIs, silo, Lois, soil, oils

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoːli/

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Soli m (strong, genitive Solis, no plural)

1. (colloquial, Germany) clipping of Solidaritätszuschlag
   • 2023 January 30, David Böcking, “Soli? Denkt euch was Neues aus!”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Bei Topverdienern darf der Staat weiter Soli kassieren, das hat der Bundesfinanzhof entschieden. Besser wäre es, die Politik würde Wohlhabende auf anderen Wegen höher besteuern.

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Soli n

1. plural of Solo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Soli m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

• Soloe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόλοι (Sóloi).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɔ.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɔː.li]

Solī m pl (genitive Solōrum); second declension

1. Soli (a city in Cilicia, in modern Turkey)
2. Soli (a city in Cyprus)

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

• (Soli, Cilicia): Pompeiopolis (after being rebuilt)

• “Soli”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Soli in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsoː.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɔː.li]

Sōlī m

1. dative singular of Sōl (“the Sun”)