# solta
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈsɔl.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈsɔl.ta]

### Etymology 1

From solt +‎ -a.

#### Noun

solta f (plural soltes)
* (archaic) release, releasing
* (archaic) absolving (from guilt or an obligation)
* (archaic) resolution (of a difficulty)
* coherence, method
* logic, sense
* (fishing) high vertical fishing net
* (bird sports) release (of a dove, for mating purposes)

##### Derived terms

* sense solta ni volta (“without rhyme or reason”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

solta
* feminine singular of solt

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

solta
* inflection of soltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “solta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “solta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From solto (“loose”). Attested since the 15th century.

#### Alternative forms

* soltia

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔltɐ]

#### Noun

solta f (plural soltas)
* hobble; chain or rope used to tie together two limps of an animal, so restricting its movement
    Synonyms: péga, pexa, traba
** c. 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 59:digamos que o Cauallo deue no preseuel estar en dous arretaes et en duas soltas asy postas que lle non danen os pees.Let's say that the horse must be at the manger tied with two ropes and two hobbles so set as not to damage the feet
* any rope or chain used analogously in a cart, for retaining the load

##### Related terms

* solto

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from soltar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsoltɐ]

#### Noun

solta f (plural soltas)
* release

##### Related terms

* soltar

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

solta
* feminine singular of solto

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

solta
* inflection of soltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “solta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “solta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “solta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “solta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Participle

solta f sg
* feminine singular of solto

### Anagrams

* Salto, salto, saltò, stola

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

solta f (definite singular solta, indefinite plural solter or soltor, definite plural soltene or soltone)
* (pre-2012) alternative form of solte
* definite singular of solte

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.tɐ/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.tɐ/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.ta/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔl.tɐ/ [ˈsɔɫ.tɐ]

#### Verb

solta
* inflection of soltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.tɐ/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.tɐ/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.ta/ [ˈsoʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsol.tɐ/ [ˈsoɫ.tɐ]

#### Adjective

solta
* feminine singular of solto

#### Participle

solta
* feminine singular of solto