soldo

See also: Soldo, soldó, and sôldo

English

Etymology

From Italian soldo, from Latin solidum. Doublet of sol, sold, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.

Noun

soldo (plural soldi or soldos)

1. (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 647:

     That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.

Related terms

• saltee

Anagrams

• dolos, slood

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɔl.ðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɔl.ðo]

Verb

soldo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

soldo (accusative singular soldon, plural soldoj, accusative plural soldojn)

1. (military) military pay

   La duaklasa soldato, kiu estas malfeliĉe kun la magra soldo, decidis ne resoldatiĝi.

   The private, unhappy with the meager military pay decided not to reenlist.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldo, from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus (“gold coin”).

Noun

soldo m (plural soldos)

1. salary

   Synonyms: haberes, paga, salario, soldada

Etymology 2

Verb

soldo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin soldus, syncope of (nummus) solidus (“solid (coin)”) (referring to the gold content), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of solido and sodo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.do/
• Rhymes: -ɔldo
• Hyphenation: sòl‧do

Noun

soldo m (plural soldi)

1. penny, cent
2. (in the plural) money

   Synonym: denaro

Derived terms

• soldato
• soldino

Related terms

• saldo

Latin

Adjective

soldō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of soldus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soldo, from Late Latin soldus, from contraction of Latin solidus (“gold coin”). Doublet of sólido.

Alternative forms

• sôldo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.du/ [ˈsoʊ̯.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.du/ [ˈsoʊ̯.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.do/ [ˈsoʊ̯.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsol.du/ [ˈsoɫ.du]

• Hyphenation: sol‧do

Noun

soldo m (plural soldos)

1. (historical, numismatics) solidus (late Roman gold coin)
2. (historical, numismatics) a medieval Portuguese coin
3. salary or wage; any payment for a service

   Synonym: salário

4. (Brazil, specifically) military salary

Related terms

• soldado
• sólido

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.du/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.du/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔw.do/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔl.du/ [ˈsɔɫ.du]

• Hyphenation: sol‧do

Verb

soldo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soldar