solet
Catalan
Etymology 1
From sol (“sun”) + -et (diminutive suffix).
Noun
solet m (plural solets)
- diminutive of sol (“sun”)
- (ichthyology) pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
- Synonyms: perca sol, peix sol, mirallet
Etymology 2
From sòl (“soil”) + -et (diminutive suffix).
Noun
solet m (plural solets)
- diminutive of sòl (“ground, bottom”)
Etymology 3
From sol (“alone”) + -et (diminutive suffix).
Adjective
solet (feminine soleta, masculine plural solets, feminine plural soletes)
- diminutive of sol (“alone”)
- lonely, lonesome
- Estic tan solet que podria morir.
- I'm so lonesome I could die.
- 1959, Joaquim Verdaguer, Un menorquí indòmit:
- A les primeries, el jove s'enyorava fortament. Es sentia molt solet.
- In the beginning, the young man pined away. He felt very lonely.
Further reading
Franco-Provençal
Adjective
solet (Old Dauphinois, Savoyard, Valdôtain)
- alternative form of solèt
References
- solet in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sōlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 12: Sk–š, page 79
Latin
Verb
solet
- third-person singular present active indicative of soleō
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
solet
- inflection of sole:
- simple past
- past participle
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English solid. Doublet of solid.
Adjective
solet (feminine singular solet, plural solet, equative mor solet, comparative mwy solet, superlative mwyaf solet, not mutable)
Derived terms
- soledu (“solidify”, verb)
- soletrwydd m (“solidity”)
Noun
solet m (plural soletau, not mutable)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “solet”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies