# soltar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From solt +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [sulˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [solˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [solˈtaɾ]

### Verb

soltar (first-person singular present solto, first-person singular preterite soltí, past participle soltat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to release, free
    Synonyms: deslligar, alliberar, afluixar
* (transitive) to resolve
    Synonym: resoldre

#### Related terms

* solta

### 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: /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 prijónAnd 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

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* solta

#### Related terms

* solto

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “soltar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solt”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soltar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “soltar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soltar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “soltar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soltar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From solto +‎ -ar or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *soltāre (a root) < *solutāre, as a frequentative of Latin solvere.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sowˈta(ʁ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /sowˈta(ʁ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /sowˈta(ɾ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /sowˈta(ʁ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /sowˈta(ɻ)/ [soʊ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /solˈtaɾ/ [soɫˈtaɾ], /sɔlˈtaɾ/ [sɔɫˈtaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /solˈtaɾ/ [soɫˈtaɾ], /sɔlˈtaɾ/ [sɔɫˈtaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /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 darLet 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

$^1$Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar. $^2$Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter. $^3$Brazilian Portuguese. $^4$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* solto
* solver

## 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: /solˈtaɾ/ [sol̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: sol‧tar

### Verb

soltar (first-person singular present suelto, first-person singular preterite solté, past participle soltado)
* to release
* to let go
* to let loose (release from restraint)
* to give (a hit)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### 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

#### Related terms

* soltadizo
* soltura
* solver
* suelto

### Further reading

* “soltar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10