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sol.

sun; sunlight, sunshine (the light and heat which are received from the sun)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɔw/Brazil[ˈsɔʊ̯]Brazil/ˈsɔl/Portugal[ˈsɔɫ]Portugal
  1. sun; sunlight, sunshine (the light and heat which are received from the sun)

    masculine
    O sol está quente hoje.
    Não há nada melhor do que sentir o sol na pele.
  2. sun (a day)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. sun (a star, especially one at the center of a solar system)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sol, from Latin sōl (“sun”).

noun/ˈsɔw/Brazil[ˈsɔʊ̯]Brazil/ˈsɔl/Portugal[ˈsɔɫ]Portugal
  1. sol (a musical note)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin solve in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.

noun/ˈsɔw/Brazil[ˈsɔʊ̯]Brazil/ˈsɔl/Portugal[ˈsɔɫ]Portugal
  1. sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin luō Latin solvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin solūtiō Latin solūtiōnembor. Old French solucionbor. Middle English solucioun English solution English solbor. Portuguese sol Borrowed from English sol.

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