soltar

From solt +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [sulˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [solˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [solˈtaɾ]

soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltí, past participle soltat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to release, free

   Synonyms: deslligar, alliberar, afluixar

2. (transitive) to resolve

   Synonym: resoldre

• solta

• “soltar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Old Galician-Portuguese soltar; from solto +‎ -ar or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root) < *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.

• IPA^(key): /solˈtaɾ/

soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltei, past participle soltado)

1. to loose

   Synonym: ceibar

2. to release, free

   Synonym: ceibar

   • 1423, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 122:

     Et damos suas exçepçoes et defensoes do dito Johán Ferrandes por ben prouadas et dámoslo por liure et quito da dita querela et acusaçón que dél ante nos deu et denunciou a dita Tereyja Sanches et da dita morte do dito Gonçaluo Ferrandes a él et a seus carçereyros, et mandamos lo soltar da dita cadea e prijón

     And we sentence as well proved the exceptions and defences of said Xoán Fernández, and we sentence him free and removed of said complaint and accusation that about him before us denounced said Tereixa Sánchez, and of said death of said Gonzalo Fernández on him and his wardens, and we order to release him of said chain and prison

3. (archaic) to solve, interpret
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 737:

     Et fezo logo ajuntar a hũ lugar tódoslos adeuinadores do rreyno et tódoslos outros que sabíã soltar soños.

     And he made to gather together every seer of the realm and every other one who knows how to interpret dreams

4. (archaic) to absolve

• solta

• solto

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “soltar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solt”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soltar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “soltar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soltar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “soltar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soltar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From solto +‎ -ar or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root) < *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.

• Hyphenation: sol‧tar

soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltei, past participle soltado, short past participle solto)

1. to release, to let go
   • 2018, “Solto”, performed by Djonga:

     Tira a mão de mim, quero te soltar / Vou fazer assim que é pra eu não te machucar / Vida tá corrida e eu nem tô na de te escutar / Te prometi o mundo, e adivinha, eu nem vou te dar

     Let go of my hand, I wanna let you go / I'ma do this lest I hurt you / Life's busy and I ain't even listening to you / I promised you the world, and guess what? I ain't even gonna give you it

• solto
• solver

From suelto +‎ -ar (with -ue- becoming -o- due to destressing of that syllable), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root), from *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.

• IPA^(key): /solˈtaɾ/ [sol̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sol‧tar

soltar (first-person singular present suelto, first-person singular preterite solté, past participle soltado)

1. to release
2. to let go
3. to let loose (release from restraint)
4. to give (a hit)

• “soltar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024