# sola
## English
### Etymology

From Hindi सोला (solā, “the plant Aeschynomene aspera”), from Bengali শোলা (śōla).

### Noun

sola
* Alternative form of shola

### See also

* sola gratia
* sola scriptura
* sola topee
* sola topi

### Anagrams

* ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, Salo, also, loas, salo, soal

## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soˈla/ [sɔˈlʌ]
* Hyphenation: so‧la

### Noun

solá f
* grill (for cooking)

#### References

* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Asturian
### Adjective

sola
* feminine singular of solu

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈsɔ.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈsɔ.la]

### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea.

#### Noun

sola f (plural soles)
* sole (the bottom of a shoe or boot)
* bottom
* (nautical) gunwale
    Synonyms: regala, soleta
* (architecture) socle
* (transport) roadbed, trackbed

##### Derived terms

* sola del mar
* solar
* soleta

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

sola
* feminine singular of sol

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

sola
* inflection of solar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “sola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “sola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “sola” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “sola” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Latin sōlus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsola]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ola
* Hyphenation: so‧la

### Adjective

sola (accusative singular solan, plural solaj, accusative plural solajn)
* lone, alone, only, sole

#### Antonyms

* multaj (“many”)
* pluraj (“more than one”)

#### Derived terms

* soleco
* solisto
* solo
* solulo

#### Related terms

* sole

### Anagrams

* laso, salo

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish svala (standard Swedish svale (“(dialectal) porch, canopy”)), from Old Swedish svali, from Old West Norse svalar, from Proto-Germanic *swalī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsolɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olɑ
* Hyphenation: so‧la

### Noun

sola
* pass, mountain pass (between mountains)
* (narrow) alley or lane, gap

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
solani
solani
accusative
nom.
solani
solani
gen.
solani
genitive
solani
solieni solaini $^{rare}$
partitive
solaani
soliani
inessive
solassani
solissani
elative
solastani
solistani
illative
solaani
soliini
adessive
solallani
solillani
ablative
solaltani
soliltani
allative
solalleni
solilleni
essive
solanani
solinani
translative
solakseni
solikseni
abessive
solattani
solittani
instructive
comitative
—solineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
solasi
solasi
accusative
nom.
solasi
solasi
gen.
solasi
genitive
solasi
soliesi solaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
solaasi
soliasi
inessive
solassasi
solissasi
elative
solastasi
solistasi
illative
solaasi
soliisi
adessive
solallasi
solillasi
ablative
solaltasi
soliltasi
allative
solallesi
solillesi
essive
solanasi
solinasi
translative
solaksesi
soliksesi
abessive
solattasi
solittasi
instructive
comitative
—solinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
solamme
solamme
accusative
nom.
solamme
solamme
gen.
solamme
genitive
solamme
soliemme solaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
solaamme
soliamme
inessive
solassamme
solissamme
elative
solastamme
solistamme
illative
solaamme
soliimme
adessive
solallamme
solillamme
ablative
solaltamme
soliltamme
allative
solallemme
solillemme
essive
solanamme
solinamme
translative
solaksemme
soliksemme
abessive
solattamme
solittamme
instructive
comitative
—solinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
solanne
solanne
accusative
nom.
solanne
solanne
gen.
solanne
genitive
solanne
solienne solainne $^{rare}$
partitive
solaanne
solianne
inessive
solassanne
solissanne
elative
solastanne
solistanne
illative
solaanne
soliinne
adessive
solallanne
solillanne
ablative
solaltanne
soliltanne
allative
solallenne
solillenne
essive
solananne
solinanne
translative
solaksenne
soliksenne
abessive
solattanne
solittanne
instructive
comitative
—solinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
solansa
solansa
accusative
nom.
solansa
solansa
gen.
solansa
genitive
solansa
soliensa solainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
solaansa
soliaan soliansa
inessive
solassaan solassansa
solissaan solissansa
elative
solastaan solastansa
solistaan solistansa
illative
solaansa
soliinsa
adessive
solallaan solallansa
solillaan solillansa
ablative
solaltaan solaltansa
soliltaan soliltansa
allative
solalleen solallensa
solilleen solillensa
essive
solanaan solanansa
solinaan solinansa
translative
solakseen solaksensa
solikseen soliksensa
abessive
solattaan solattansa
solittaan solittansa
instructive
comitative
—solineen solinensa :

#### Derived terms

* solakko
* solu
* Ahosola
* palosola
* suusola
* Vuorensola

### Further reading

* “sola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Laos, Salo, olas, salo

## Franco-Provençal
### Adjective

sola
* feminine singular of sol

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since the 15th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea. Compare Portuguese sola, Spanish suela, Italian suola. Doublet of solla.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔla̝/

#### Noun

sola f (plural solas)
* sole (bottom of a shoe or boot)
** 1438, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 126:o par de çapatos de vaca nobos et sobre solados et tacoados e ben coseytos e de boas solas e peças e boa liña e boo coirothe pair of new cow shoes, lined and tacked and well sewn, with good soles and pieces and good thread and good leather

##### Derived terms

* solar

#### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “solas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sola”, 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), “sola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

sola
* inflection of solar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Garo
### Verb

sola
* to cuss

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsola/

### Adjective

sola
* alone

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈso.la/
* Rhymes: -ola
* Hyphenation: só‧la

### Adjective

sola
* feminine singular of solo

### Noun

sola f (plural sole)
* female equivalent of solo
* the only one, the only woman

#### Synonyms

* unica

### Anagrams

* Laos, Salò, salo, salò

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* sōla: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsoː.la/, [ˈs̠oːɫ̪ä]
* sōla: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈso.la/, [ˈsɔːlä]
* sola: (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈso.la/, [ˈs̠ɔɫ̪ä]
* sola: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈso.la/, [ˈsɔːlä]

### Adjective

sōla
* inflection of sōlus:
** nominative/ablative/vocative singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### Noun

sola
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of solum

### References

* "sola", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Latvian
### Noun

sola m
* genitive singular of sols

### Verb

sola
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of solīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of solīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of solīt

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* solen (noun)
* (verb):
* solet
* solte (simple past)
* solt (past participle)

### Noun

sola m or f
* definite feminine singular of sol

### Verb

sola
* simple past of sole
* past participle of sole

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuː.lɑ/

#### Noun

sola f
* definite singular of sol

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²suː.lɑ/

#### Verb

sola (present tense solar, past tense sola, past participle sola, passive infinitive solast, present participle solande, imperative sola/sol)
* alternative form of sole

### References

* “sola” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* losa, lósa, lòsa, sloa, Sola

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈso.lɑ/

### Noun

sola
* genitive plural of sol

### Adjective

sola
* inflection of sol:
** strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
** weak nominative masculine singular

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *solā.

### Noun

sola f
* sole (of a shoe/foot)

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: sole, sol
** German: Sohle

## Phuthi
### Verb

-sola
* to blame

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔ.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔla
* Syllabification: so‧la

### Noun

sola f
* sole (fish)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* sola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* sola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔ.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɔlɐ

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese sola, from Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea. Compare Galician sola, Spanish suela, Italian suola.

#### Noun

sola f (plural solas)
* sole (of the foot)
    Synonym: planta do pé
* sole (of a shoe or boot)
    Synonym: solado (Brazil)

##### See also

* solha

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

sola
* inflection of solar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsola/ [ˈso.la]
* Rhymes: -ola
* Syllabification: so‧la

### Adjective

sola
* feminine singular of solo

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English solar.

### Adjective

-a sola (invariable)
* solar

## Swedish
### Verb

sola (present solar, preterite solade, supine solat, imperative sola)
* to sunbathe
    Synonym: solbada

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* sola in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sola in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* sola in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* Laos, Olas

## Tsonga
### Verb

sola
* to blame

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-sola
* (transitive) to blame

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-sola
* (transitive) to suspect, to blame, to criticize

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sola”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sola (6.3)”