solet

See also: sólet and sölet

Catalan

Etymology 1

From sol (“sun”) +‎ -et (diminutive suffix).

Noun

solet m (plural solets)

1. diminutive of sol (“sun”)
2. (ichthyology) pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)

   Synonyms: perca sol, peix sol, mirallet

Etymology 2

From sòl (“soil”) +‎ -et (diminutive suffix).

Noun

solet m (plural solets)

1. diminutive of sòl (“ground, bottom”)

Etymology 3

From sol (“alone”) +‎ -et (diminutive suffix).

Adjective

solet (feminine soleta, masculine plural solets, feminine plural soletes)

1. diminutive of sol (“alone”)
2. lonely, lonesome

   Estic tan solet que podria morir.

   I'm so lonesome I could die.

   • 1959, Joaquim Verdaguer, Un menorquí indòmit:

     A les primeries, el jove s'enyorava fortament. Es sentia molt solet.

     In the beginning, the young man pined away. He felt very lonely.

Further reading

• “solet” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2025.

Franco-Provençal

Adjective

solet (Old Dauphinois, Savoyard, Valdôtain)

1. Alternative form of solèt

References

• solet in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sōlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 12: Sk–š, page 79

Latin

Verb

solet

1. third-person singular present active indicative of soleō

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sola
• solte (simple past)
• solt (past participle)

Verb

solet

1. inflection of sole:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Welsh

Alternative forms

• soled

Etymology

From English solid. Doublet of solid.

Adjective

solet (feminine singular solet, plural solet, equative mor solet, comparative mwy solet, superlative mwyaf solet, not mutable)

1. solid, sound, firm

Derived terms

• soledu (“solidify”, verb)
• soletrwydd m (“solidity”)

Noun

solet m (plural soletau, not mutable)

1. solid

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “solet”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies