soldado
English
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈdado/, [sol̪ˈd̪a.d̪o]
- Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do
Esperanto
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (“military salary”) + -ado. Perhaps a calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [solˈdaðʊ]
Adjective
soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)
- (archaic) salaried, hired
- 1473, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 30:
- con o permiso do noso Rey lebantou a terra as santas hirmandades das cibdades e vilas pagando cada hua seys omes soldados de a cabalo para conter e acudir ao remedio de tantos males
- with the permission of our King, the Holly Brotherhoods of cities and towns raised the country, paying each one six hired mounted men for counter and solve so many wrongs
- 1473, López Ferreiro, Antonio (ed.): Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 30:
Noun
soldado m (plural soldados)
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado (“mended”), from soldar (“to weld; to mend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [solˈdaðʊ]
Participle
soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)
- past participle of soldar
References
- “soldado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “soldado” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “soldado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “soldado” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “soldado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈdado/, [solˈda.do]
- Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese soldado, corresponding to soldo (“military salary”) + -ado. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈda.du/ [soʊ̯ˈda.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈda.do/ [soʊ̯ˈda.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈda.du/ [soɫˈda.ðu], /sɔlˈda.du/ [sɔɫˈda.ðu]
- Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do
Noun
soldado m or f by sense or (see usage notes) m (plural soldados, feminine soldada, feminine plural soldadas)
Usage notes
There are different approaches to the gender of this word:
- soldado as an epicene noun: masculine when referring to a male soldier and feminine when referring to a female soldier;
- soldado as a masculine noun, used for male and female soldiers;
- soldado m for male soldiers and soldada f for female soldiers.
Derived terms
- soldadinho (diminutive)
- soldadão (augmentative)
- soldadesco
Descendants
- → Malay: serdadu
- > Indonesian: serdadu (inherited)
- → Javanese: ꦱꦫꦝꦝꦸ (saradhadhu)
- → Petjo: serdadoe, soldadoe
- → Sinhalese: සොල්දාදුවා (soldāduwā)
Etymology 2
Past participle of soldar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈda.du/ [soʊ̯ˈda.du]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sowˈda.do/ [soʊ̯ˈda.do]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /solˈda.du/ [soɫˈda.ðu], /sɔlˈda.du/ [sɔɫˈda.ðu]
- Hyphenation: sol‧da‧do
Adjective
soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)
- soldered (joined together by soldering)
Participle
soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)
- past participle of soldar
References
Spanish
Etymology 1
A derivative of sueldo (“military salary”) + -ado; compare Portuguese soldado, Italian soldato, French soldat. A calque or imitation of Italian soldato, from the past participle of soldare, from soldo (“money, military pay”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /solˈdado/ [sol̪ˈd̪a.ð̞o]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: sol‧da‧do
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
soldado (feminine soldada, masculine plural soldados, feminine plural soldadas)
- past participle of soldar
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “soldado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014