só
See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"
Catalan
Usage notes
This form is still used in certain dialects, such as Algherese.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔ]
Derived terms
- soíño
References
- “soo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “soo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “só” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “só” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [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)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | só | sók |
| accusative | sót | sókat |
| dative | sónak | sóknak |
| instrumental | sóval | sókkal |
| causal-final | sóért | sókért |
| translative | sóvá | sókká |
| terminative | sóig | sókig |
| essive-formal | sóként | sókként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | sóban | sókban |
| superessive | són | sókon |
| adessive | sónál | sóknál |
| illative | sóba | sókba |
| sublative | sóra | sókra |
| allative | sóhoz | sókhoz |
| elative | sóból | sókból |
| delative | sóról | sókról |
| ablative | sótól | sóktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
sóé | sóké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
sóéi | sókéi |
| Possessive forms of só | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | sóm | sóim |
| 2nd person sing. | sód | sóid |
| 3rd person sing. | sója | sói |
| 1st person plural | sónk | sóink |
| 2nd person plural | sótok | sóitok |
| 3rd person plural | sójuk | sóik |
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”).
Declension
Declension of só
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| só | shó after an, tsó |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “só”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so/, [sɔ]
Min Nan
| For pronunciation and definitions of só – see 嫂 (“sister-in-law; friend's wife; etc.”). (This character, só, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嫂.) |
Old Norse
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- sò (obsolete)
Etymology
Old Galician-Portuguese soo, from Latin sōlus (“alone”). Doublet of solo.
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 quote)
- 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)
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)
- Nós só comemos carne. ― We only eat meat.
- Synonyms: apenas, exclusivamente, unicamente, somente
- (preceding the verb) only; merely; just; simply (indicates that the action is not significant)
- 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!
- Eles só roubaram uns clipes. ― They just stole some paperclips.
- Synonyms: meramente, simplesmente
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 227:
- (somewhat formal) alone (unaccompanied or without help)
- Prefiro morar só. ― I prefer living alone.
- Synonym: sozinho
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:só.
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