# solto
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈsɔl.tu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɔl.to]

### Verb

solto
* first-person singular present indicative of soltar

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Cognate with Portuguese solto and Spanish suelto.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔltʊ], [ˈsoltʊ]

#### Adjective

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)
* loose; free
* swift
* having diarrhea

##### Derived terms

* a renda solta
* día solto
* solta
* soltar

#### Noun

solto m (plural soltos)
* loose change
    Synonym: cambio

#### References

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

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

solto
* first-person singular present indicative of soltar

## Italian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus. Doublet of soluto.

### Participle

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural solti, feminine plural solte)
* past participle of solvere

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese solto, from Vulgar Latin *soltus, from Latin solutus.

#### Alternative forms

* sôlto (pre-reform)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.tu/ [ˈsoʊ̯.tu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsow.to/ [ˈsoʊ̯.to]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsol.tu/ [ˈsoɫ.tu]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -oltu, (Brazil) -owtu
* Homophones: souto (Brazil), Souto (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: sol‧to

#### Adjective

solto (feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas, comparable, comparative mais solto, superlative o mais solto or soltíssimo, diminutive soltinho)
* loose; free
    As galinhas andam soltas pelo curral. ― The chickens roam free in the corral.
    Não deixar pontas soltas. ― Don't leave loose ends.

#### Participle

solto (short participle, feminine solta, masculine plural soltos, feminine plural soltas)
* past participle of soltar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.tu/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.tu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔw.to/ [ˈsɔʊ̯.to]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔl.tu/ [ˈsɔɫ.tu]
* Hyphenation: sol‧to

#### Verb

solto
* first-person singular present indicative of soltar