soler

See also: Soler and sôler

English

Etymology 1

From sole +‎ -er.

Noun

soler (plural solers)

One who fits the soles to shoes.
- 1890, John Martine, Reminiscences and Notices of Fourteen Parishes of the County of Haddington, page 88:
  He was a great mender and soler of shoes, and even could make new ones very strong and coarse.

Etymology 2

See solar.

Noun

soler (plural solers)

(archaic) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)A loft or garret.

Alternative forms

solere

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “soler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

Leros, lores, Roels, loser, Roles, sorel, slore, roles, Sorel, rôles, eorls, relos, Loser, lo-res, orles, Rosel, Osler

Asturian

Verb

soler

to usually...(do something); to tend to

Catalan

Etymology 1

From sòl +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈle]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈle]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈleɾ]

Noun

soler m (plural solers)

ground floor

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin solēre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈlɛ]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈlə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈleɾ]

Verb

soler (first-person singular present solc, no first-person singular preterite, no past participle); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

(auxiliary) to usually..., to be accustomed to..., to have the habit of...
solen fer la passejada ― they usually go for a walk
(auxiliary) to frequently..., to often...
al vespre sol fer fresca ― it usually gets cool in the evening
(auxiliary, in the imperfect tense) used to
solia venir cada dijous ― he/she used to come every Thursday

Conjugation

Conjugation of soler (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			soler
gerund			solent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		—		—
		plural		—		—
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solc	sols	sol	solem	soleu	solen
	imperfect	solia	solies	solia	solíem	solíeu	solien
	future	—	—	—	—	—	—
	preterite	—	—	—	—	—	—
	conditional	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	solgui	solguis	solgui	solguem	solgueu	solguin
	imperfect	solgués	solguessis	solgués	solguéssim	solguéssiu	solguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	—	—	—	—	—
	negative (no)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

sòlit

Danish

Noun

soler c

indefinite plural of sol

Verb

soler

present of sole

Ladino

(auxiliary) to tend (to); to use to; to have the habit (of); to be accustomed (to); to be wont (to)
- 2006, Dr. Avner Perez, Agua Fuego i Amor: Gazeles i Kantes Mistikos de los Sabetaistas‎^[1], מכון מעלה אדומים לתיוד השפה הספניולית ותרבותה בשיתוף עם מרכז משה דוד גאון לתרבות הלאדינו, →ISBN:
  Solias de tener kolores i agora estas demudada
  You used to have colours and now you have changed.

References

^ “soler”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

Latin

Verb

sōler

first-person singular present active subjunctive of sōlor

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

soler

present of sole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

soler f

indefinite plural of sol

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin subtelāris.

Noun

soler oblique singular, m (oblique plural solers, nominative singular solers, nominative plural soler)

shoe

Descendants

French: soulier

References

“soler”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin solēre. Cognate with Old French soloir and Old Galician-Portuguese soer.

Verb

soler

(auxiliary) to tend (to); to use to; to have the habit (of); to be accustomed (to); to be wont (to)

Descendants

Ladino: s.hueler, soler, sueler, סוליר
Spanish: soler

References

Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “soler”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 477

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish soler (“to use to”), from Latin solēre. Compare Catalan soler, Italian solere, Ladino soler and Portuguese soer (archaic).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /soˈleɾ/ [soˈleɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: so‧ler

Verb

soler (first-person singular present suelo, first-person singular preterite solí, past participle (rare but acceptable) solido)

(auxiliary) to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often
suele llegar tarde ― he usually arrives late
(auxiliary) to tend to
Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo.
He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
(imperfect) used to
Aquí solía estar la tele.
This is where the television used to be.

Conjugation

The future and conditional tend to be neglected in modern Spanish, but are acceptable.

Conjugation of soler (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			soler
gerund			soliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		solido³		solida³
		plural		solidos³		solidas³
		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	suelo	sueles^{^tú} solés^{^vos}	suele	solemos	soléis	suelen
	imperfect	solía	solías	solía	solíamos	solíais	solían
	preterite	solí	soliste	solió	solimos	solisteis	solieron
	future	soleré³	solerás³	solerá³	soleremos³	soleréis³	solerán³
	conditional	solería³	solerías³	solería³	soleríamos³	soleríais³	solerían³

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suela	suelas^{^tú} solás^{^vos²}	suela	solamos	soláis	suelan
	imperfect (ra)	soliera	solieras	soliera	soliéramos	solierais	solieran
	imperfect (se)	soliese	solieses	soliese	soliésemos	solieseis	soliesen
	future¹	soliere³	solieres³	soliere³	soliéremos³	soliereis³	solieren³

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		suele^{^tú} solé^{^vos}	suela	solamos	soled	suelan
	negative		no suelas	no suela	no solamos	no soláis	no suelan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
³Rare but acceptable.

Selected combined forms of soler (irregular; o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive soler	dative	solerme	solerte	solerle, solerse	solernos	soleros	solerles, solerse
with infinitive soler	accusative	solerme	solerte	solerlo, solerla, solerse	solernos	soleros	solerlos, solerlas, solerse

with gerund soliendo	dative	soliéndome	soliéndote	soliéndole, soliéndose	soliéndonos	soliéndoos	soliéndoles, soliéndose
with gerund soliendo	accusative	soliéndome	soliéndote	soliéndolo, soliéndola, soliéndose	soliéndonos	soliéndoos	soliéndolos, soliéndolas, soliéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative suele	dative	suéleme	suélete	suélele	suélenos	not used	suéleles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative suele	accusative	suéleme	suélete	suélelo, suélela	suélenos	not used	suélelos, suélelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative solé	dative	soleme	solete	solele	solenos	not used	soleles
with informal second-person singular vos imperative solé	accusative	soleme	solete	solelo, solela	solenos	not used	solelos, solelas

with formal second-person singular imperative suela	dative	suélame	not used	suélale, suélase	suélanos	not used	suélales
with formal second-person singular imperative suela	accusative	suélame	not used	suélalo, suélala, suélase	suélanos	not used	suélalos, suélalas

with first-person plural imperative solamos	dative	not used	solámoste	solámosle	solámonos	solámoos	solámosles
with first-person plural imperative solamos	accusative	not used	solámoste	solámoslo, solámosla	solámonos	solámoos	solámoslos, solámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative soled	dative	soledme	not used	soledle	solednos	soleos	soledles
with informal second-person plural imperative soled	accusative	soledme	not used	soledlo, soledla	solednos	soleos	soledlos, soledlas

with formal second-person plural imperative suelan	dative	suélanme	not used	suélanle	suélannos	not used	suélanles, suélanse
with formal second-person plural imperative suelan	accusative	suélanme	not used	suélanlo, suélanla	suélannos	not used	suélanlos, suélanlas, suélanse

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

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Asturian

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Further reading

Danish

Noun

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Ladino

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Latin

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Old French

Etymology

Noun

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Old Spanish

Etymology

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Descendants

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Spanish

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