solo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”). === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/, /ˈsoʊl.oʊ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/ Rhymes: (US, Canada) -oʊloʊ, (UK) -əʊləʊ === Noun === solo (plural solos or soli) (music) A piece of music for one performer. A job or performance done by one person alone. (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner A single shot of espresso. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === solo (not comparable) Without a companion or instructor. (music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo. ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === solo (not comparable) Alone, without a companion. ==== Derived terms ==== solo queue === Verb === solo (third-person singular simple present solos or soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed) (music) To perform a solo. To perform something in the absence of anyone else. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands. (slang) To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: solar ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Thesaurus:number === Anagrams === Loos, OOLs, Oslo, loos, sloo, sool == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ [ˈso.lo] Rhymes: -olo Syllabification: so‧lo === Adjective === solo neuter of solu == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian solo. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈso̞.lu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈsɔ.lo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈsɔ.lu] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈso.lo] ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer) (card games) solo (a trick-taking card game played with 36 cards, similar to frog) ===== Derived terms ===== solista ==== Further reading ==== “solo”, 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 “solo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “solo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “solo”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈso̞.lu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsɔ.lo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈsɔ.lu] ==== Verb ==== solo first-person singular present indicative of solar == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish solo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ [ˈso.l̪o] Hyphenation: so‧lo === Adjective === sólo (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ) sole, only Synonym: bugtong alone Synonym: saro ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin solus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoː.loː/ Hyphenation: so‧lo === Noun === solo m (plural solo's or soli, diminutive solootje n) (music) solo (piece or passage performed or typified by a single performer) ==== Derived terms ==== drumsolo gitaarsolo solist soloactie == Esperanto == === Etymology === From sola + -o. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ Rhymes: -olo Syllabification: so‧lo === Noun === solo (accusative singular solon, plural soloj, accusative plural solojn) a single, solitary thing (music) solo Synonym: soloo === Further reading === “solo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “solo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo. Doublet of seul. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.lo/ === Noun === solo m (plural solos) (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== duo, trio === Further reading === “solo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Derived from Latin solum (“soil, ground”). ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) soil, ground Synonym: chan === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian solo. ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer) Synonym: só === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== solo first-person singular present indicative of solar == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo. === Adjective === solo (indeclinable, predicative only) alone single (not married nor dating) Ich bin solo. ― I'm single. == Higaonon == === Etymology === From sulu, compare Cebuano sulu. === Noun === solo lamp == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ [ˈso.lo] Rhymes: -olo Syllabification: so‧lo Homophone: Solo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch solo, from Italian solo, from Latin solus. ==== Noun ==== solo (plural solo-solo) (music) solo (piece or passage performed or typified by a single performer) ==== Adjective ==== solo (comparative lebih solo, superlative paling solo) solo without a companion or instructor. (music) of, or relating to, a musical solo. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Madurese [Term?] ==== Verb ==== solo catch fish at night === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Madurese [Term?] ==== Adjective ==== solo (comparative lebih solo, superlative paling solo) almost old === Further reading === “solo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈso.lo/ Rhymes: -olo Hyphenation: só‧lo === Etymology 1 === Derived from Latin sōlus. ==== Adjective ==== solo (feminine sola, masculine plural soli, feminine plural sole, superlative solissimo) alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome Synonym: solitario Non sei solo. ― You are not alone. only, single, just one, unique, sole Synonym: unico (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer) Synonym: assolo ===== Coordinate terms ===== (single): doppio, triplo ===== Derived terms ===== solamente da solo ===== Descendants ===== → English: solo → German: solo === Etymology 2 === Derived from Latin sōlum. ==== Adverb ==== solo only, just, but, alone, merely Synonyms: solamente, soltanto solo una volta ― only once ha solo quattro anni ― he's just four ==== Conjunction ==== solo (followed by che) but, only Synonyms: ma, però (preceded by se) if only se solo lui non fosse qui ... ― if only he was not here ... (followed by se) only if […] solo se lui non è qui. ― […] only if he is not here. ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural soli, feminine sola) the only one, the only man Synonym: unico lui è il solo che può ... ― he is the only one/only man that can ... === Related terms === === Anagrams === Oslo == Ladino == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish solo, from Latin sōlus (“alone; sole; only”). ==== Adjective ==== solo (Hebrew spelling סולו) sole; one; only; single (unique) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Spanish solo, from Latin sōlum. ==== Adverb ==== solo (Hebrew spelling סולו) only; solely; just Synonyms: solamente, unikamente === References === == Latin == === Noun === solō dative/ablative singular of solum === Adjective === sōlō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sōlus === References === “solo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “solo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Latvian == === Noun === solo m (invariable) (music) solo == Lingala == === Adjective === solo true == Malagasy == === Etymology === Borrowed from a South Sulawesi language, from Proto-South Sulawesi *sulu(r); compare Makasar suluk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsulu/, [ˈsulʷ] === Noun === sòlo substitute, replacement === References === == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English solo. === Noun === solo m (plural solos) (music, Jersey) solo == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === === Verb === solo inflection of soallut: present indicative connegative second-person singular imperative == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin solus (“alone”). === Adverb === solo solo === Noun === solo (definite singular soloen, indefinite plural soloer or soli, definite singular soloene or soliene) (music, dance) a solo === References === “solo” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin solus (“alone”). === Adverb === solo solo === Noun === solo m (definite singular soloen, indefinite plural soloar, definite plural soloane) (music, dance) a solo === References === “solo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Adjective === solo alternative form of soo ==== References ==== Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “solo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “solo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “solo”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN == Old Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin sōlus (“alone; sole; only”). ==== Adjective ==== solo sole; one; only; single (unique) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin sōlum. ==== Adverb ==== solo alone === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “solo”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 477 == Papiamentu == === Etymology === Derived from Portuguese sol and Spanish sol and Kabuverdianu sol. === Noun === solo sun == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.lɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔlɔ Syllabification: so‧lo === Noun === solo n (indeclinable) (music) solo (piece of music for one) Synonym: solówka (slang) a one-on-one fight usually between schoolers and agreed to in advance Synonym: solówka === Adjective === solo (not comparable, no derived adverb) (music) solo (without a companion or instructor) === Adverb === solo (not comparable) (music) solo (alone, without a companion) Synonym: pojedynczo ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “solo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “solo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: so‧lo === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin solum (“soil, ground”). ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (geology) soil, ground ===== Derived terms ===== subsolo === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus (“alone, solitary”). Doublet of só. ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== solo first-person singular present indicative of solar === Further reading === “solo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “solo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “solo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “solo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “solo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “solo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian solo. === Noun === solo m (plural solouri) solo ==== Declension ==== == Samoan == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ (“to go quickly”). === Verb === solo to move forward, to progress ==== Related terms ==== gāsolo solofanua === References === Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 213 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ [ˈso.lo] Rhymes: -olo Syllabification: so‧lo Homophone: sólo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish solo, from Latin sōlus (“alone; sole; only”). ==== Adjective ==== solo (feminine sola, masculine plural solos, feminine plural solas) sole; one; only; single (unique) lonely, lonesome alone, by oneself automatic; self-, by itself ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Spanish solo, from Latin sōlum. ==== Adverb ==== solo only; solely; just Synonyms: solamente, únicamente Solo quiero salir. ― I just want to leave. No solo... sino también... ― Not only... but also... ===== Alternative forms ===== sólo (superseded) ==== Further reading ==== “solo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === solo (comparative mer solo, superlative mest solo) (predicative only) alone Synonym: ensam Hon var solo på jobbet ― She was alone at work === Noun === solo n (music) a solo (piece of music or dance performed by or strongly centered on a single or limited number of performers) Antonym: tutti (in compounds) something done alone soloflygning ― solo flight ==== Declension ==== === References === “solo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “solo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “solo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsolo/ [ˈsoː.lo] Rhymes: -olo Syllabification: so‧lo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish solo, from Old Spanish solo, from Latin sōlus. ==== Adjective ==== solo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ) sole; only Synonyms: tangi, kaisa-isa, natatangi, bugtong alone Synonym: nag-iisa ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Noun ==== solo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ) (music) solo (piece of music for one) ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From monophthongization and contraction of saulo. ==== Noun ==== solo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ) (colloquial, Batangas) pronunciation spelling of saulo ===== Derived terms ===== == Walloon == === Etymology 1 === Derived from Latin sōl, compare French soleil. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sɔ.ˈlɔ/ Hyphenation: so‧lo ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (astronomy) sun Synonym: solea === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French solo, from Italian solo. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sɔ.ˈlɔ/ Hyphenation: so‧lo ==== Noun ==== solo m (plural solos) (music) solo