# só
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈso]

### Verb

só
* (archaic or dialectal) Pre-2016 spelling of so (archaic or dialectal first singular present indicative of ser and ésser).

#### Usage notes

The spelling só was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔː]

### Adjective

só (feminine soa, masculine plural sós, feminine plural soas)
* alone (by oneself)
* lonely, solitary
    Synonyms: senlleiro, solitario

#### Derived terms

* soamente
* soíño

### Adverb

só
* no more than; merely
* only; just
    Synonyms: exclusivamente, unicamente, soamente

### Noun

só m (plural sós)
* solo
    Synonym: solo
* coffee (beverage) without milk

### References

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

## Ghomala'
### Verb

só
* to be black
* to darken
    Dzǔ só. ― Dusk is falling.
    Dzə́ piŋ só. ― The outfit darkened again.

### References

* Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of só – see 嫂 (“sister-in-law; friend's wife; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嫂).

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Maybe from Alanic. Compare Ossetian цӕхх (cæxx).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃoː]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: show
* Rhymes: -ʃoː

### Noun

só (countable and uncountable, plural sók)
* salt (a common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative)
* (chemistry) salt (one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid)

#### Derived terms

* sós
* sótlan
* sóz
* epesó
* fixírsó
* fürdősó
* keserűsó
* konyhasó
* kősó
* repülősó
* sóbarlang
* sóbálvány
* sóbánya
* sófinomító
* sófürdő
* sóhivatal
* sóképződés
* sókristály
* sólámpa
* sómentes
* sóoldat
* sópótló
* sósav
* sószemcse
* sószükséglet
* sótartó
* sóvirág
* tápsó
* timsó
* zellersó
* só- és vízháztartás
* tengeri só

#### Related terms

* Soós (family name)

### Further reading

* só in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* sódh, sógh (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle Irish soad, from so- (“good”) + sáith (“sufficiency”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /sˠoː/
* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠɔː/

### Noun

só m (genitive singular só, nominative plural sónna)
* comfort, luxury, self-indulgence

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
só
sónna
vocative
a shó
a shónna
genitive
só
sónna
dative
só
sónna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an só
na sónna
genitive
an tsó
na sónna
dative
leis an só don só
leis na sónna :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* “só”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sód, soad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sóġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 668
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “só”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Norse
### Verb

só
* first/third-person past indicative active of súga

## Old Tupi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔ
* Hyphenation: só

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡so, from Proto-Tupian *t͡so.
Cognate with Guaraní ho.

#### Noun

só (possessable)
* go; act of going
    Synonyms: kûaba, soaba

#### Verb

só (first-person singular active indicative asó, first-person singular negative active indicative n'asóî, noun só) (intransitive)
* to go
    Synonym: kûab
    'Y kûápe asó.I go to the cove.

##### Related terms

* erasó
* osoba'e
* soaba
* soara

##### Descendants

* Nheengatu: sú

### Etymology 2
#### Particle

só
* (São Vicente) almost (very close to)
    Synonym: -sûer

### References

* ↑ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
* Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “só”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 443, columns 1–2

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* sò (obsolete)

### Etymology

Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔ/
* Hyphenation: só

### Adjective

só m or f (plural só or (obsolete) sós)
* only; just (alone in a category)
    Só um carro já é suficiente. ― Just one car is enough.
** 1943, André Luiz, Francisco Cândido Xavier, Nosso Lar:— Só amanhã poderei diagnosticar seguramente, porque a pneumonia se apresenta muito complicada, em virtude da hipertensão. Todo o cuidado é pouco, o Dr. Ernesto reclama absoluto repouso.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* only; just (no more than)
    Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio. ― Only three people will receive the prize.
    Só um minuto. ― Just a minute.
* only; merely; just (introduces a number or object with the implication that it is small or insufficient)
    Tomo só uma cerveja por mês. ― I drink just one beer every month.

### Adjective

só m or f (plural sós)
* alone (by oneself; not accompanied)
    Synonyms: sozinho, solito (Rio Grande do Sul)
    Você está só? ― Are you alone?
* lonely; solitary (living or being by oneself)
    Synonym: solitário
    Senti-me só. ― I felt lonely.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.

### Adverb

só (not comparable)
* (preceding the verb) only; just (indicates that no other action is/was/will be performed)
    Synonyms: apenas, exclusivamente, unicamente, somente
    Nós só comemos carne. ― We only eat meat.
* (preceding the verb) only; merely; just; simply (indicates that the action is not significant)
    Synonyms: meramente, simplesmente
    Eles só roubaram uns clipes. ― They just stole some paperclips.
** 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 227:Pensei que você tivesse dito que ela estava só mandando você escrever!I thought you said that she was just telling you to write!
* (somewhat formal) alone (unaccompanied or without help)
    Synonym: sozinho
    Prefiro morar só. ― I prefer living alone.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.

### Related terms

* saudade
* solidão
* solo
* somente
* sozinho

## Rohingya
### Etymology

From Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ).

### Numeral

só (Hanifi spelling 𐴏𐴡𐴤)
* six

## Sassarese
### Determiner

só (invariable)
* Alternative spelling of so': his/her; of his/of hers