soltar
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltí, past participle soltat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
Conjugation
infinitive | soltar | ||||||
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gerund | soltant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | soltat | soltada | |||||
plural | soltats | soltades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | solto | soltes | solta | soltem | solteu | solten | |
imperfect | soltava | soltaves | soltava | soltàvem | soltàveu | soltaven | |
future | soltaré | soltaràs | soltarà | soltarem | soltareu | soltaran | |
preterite | soltí | soltares | soltà | soltàrem | soltàreu | soltaren | |
conditional | soltaria | soltaries | soltaria | soltaríem | soltaríeu | soltarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | solti | soltis | solti | soltem | solteu | soltin | |
imperfect | soltés | soltessis | soltés | soltéssim | soltéssiu | soltessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | solta | solti | soltem | solteu | soltin | |
negative (no) | — | no soltis | no solti | no soltem | no solteu | no soltin |
Related terms
Further reading
- “soltar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese soltar; from solto + -ar or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root) < *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈtaɾ/
Verb
soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltei, past participle soltado)
- to loose
- Synonym: ceibar
- 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
- (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
- (archaic) to absolve
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “soltar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “solt” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “soltar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “soltar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “soltar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “soltar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “soltar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From solto + -ar or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root) < *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈta(ʁ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sowˈta(ɾ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sowˈta(ʁ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈta(ɻ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈtaɾ/ [soɫˈtaɾ], /sɔlˈtaɾ/ [sɔɫˈtaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈta.ɾi/ [soɫˈta.ɾi], /sɔlˈta.ɾi/ [sɔɫˈta.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: sol‧tar
Verb
soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltei, past participle soltado, short past participle solto)
- 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
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈtaɾ/ [sol̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: sol‧tar
Verb
soltar (first-person singular present suelto, first-person singular preterite solté, past participle soltado)
Conjugation
infinitive | soltar | ||||||
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gerund | soltando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | soltado | soltada | |||||
plural | soltados | soltadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suelto | sueltastú soltásvos |
suelta | soltamos | soltáis | sueltan | |
imperfect | soltaba | soltabas | soltaba | soltábamos | soltabais | soltaban | |
preterite | solté | soltaste | soltó | soltamos | soltasteis | soltaron | |
future | soltaré | soltarás | soltará | soltaremos | soltaréis | soltarán | |
conditional | soltaría | soltarías | soltaría | soltaríamos | soltaríais | soltarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | suelte | sueltestú soltésvos2 |
suelte | soltemos | soltéis | suelten | |
imperfect (ra) |
soltara | soltaras | soltara | soltáramos | soltarais | soltaran | |
imperfect (se) |
soltase | soltases | soltase | soltásemos | soltaseis | soltasen | |
future1 | soltare | soltares | soltare | soltáremos | soltareis | soltaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | sueltatú soltávos |
suelte | soltemos | soltad | suelten | ||
negative | no sueltes | no suelte | no soltemos | no soltéis | no suelten |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive soltar | |||||||
dative | soltarme | soltarte | soltarle, soltarse | soltarnos | soltaros | soltarles, soltarse | |
accusative | soltarme | soltarte | soltarlo, soltarla, soltarse | soltarnos | soltaros | soltarlos, soltarlas, soltarse | |
with gerund soltando | |||||||
dative | soltándome | soltándote | soltándole, soltándose | soltándonos | soltándoos | soltándoles, soltándose | |
accusative | soltándome | soltándote | soltándolo, soltándola, soltándose | soltándonos | soltándoos | soltándolos, soltándolas, soltándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative suelta | |||||||
dative | suéltame | suéltate | suéltale | suéltanos | not used | suéltales | |
accusative | suéltame | suéltate | suéltalo, suéltala | suéltanos | not used | suéltalos, suéltalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative soltá | |||||||
dative | soltame | soltate | soltale | soltanos | not used | soltales | |
accusative | soltame | soltate | soltalo, soltala | soltanos | not used | soltalos, soltalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative suelte | |||||||
dative | suélteme | not used | suéltele, suéltese | suéltenos | not used | suélteles | |
accusative | suélteme | not used | suéltelo, suéltela, suéltese | suéltenos | not used | suéltelos, suéltelas | |
with first-person plural imperative soltemos | |||||||
dative | not used | soltémoste | soltémosle | soltémonos | soltémoos | soltémosles | |
accusative | not used | soltémoste | soltémoslo, soltémosla | soltémonos | soltémoos | soltémoslos, soltémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative soltad | |||||||
dative | soltadme | not used | soltadle | soltadnos | soltaos | soltadles | |
accusative | soltadme | not used | soltadlo, soltadla | soltadnos | soltaos | soltadlos, soltadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative suelten | |||||||
dative | suéltenme | not used | suéltenle | suéltennos | not used | suéltenles, suéltense | |
accusative | suéltenme | not used | suéltenlo, suéltenla | suéltennos | not used | suéltenlos, suéltenlas, suéltense |
Derived terms
- no soltar prenda
- soltar el chorro
- soltar el mirlo
- soltar en banda
- soltar la capa
- soltar la carga
- soltar la palabra
- soltar la rienda
- soltar los brazos
- soltar pestes
- soltar un pedo
- soltar una coz
Further reading
- “soltar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014