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solum.

bottom, ground, floor; soil, land;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɔ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.lum]
  1. bottom, ground, base, foundation, bed

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. floor, pavement

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. ground, earth, land, soil

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. sole (of the foot)

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. land, country, region, place

    broadly · declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *solom (“base, sole”), from Proto-Indo-European *solom or *selom (“place, habitation”); from Proto-Indo-European *sol-, *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Lithuanian salà (“island”), Proto-Slavic *selo (“village”) and Proto-Germanic *saliz (“house, dwelling; hall, room”). Related to Latin solea (“sandal, hoof-guard, fettle”).

adv[ˈsoː.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.lum]
  1. only, just, barely, merely

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Adverbial accusative of sōlus (“alone, only”).

adj
  1. inflection of sōlus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of sōlus: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · singular
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