solu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "solu"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin solus.

Adjective

solu m sg (feminine singular sola, neuter singular solo, masculine plural solos, feminine plural soles)

1. sole
2. alone

Noun

solu m (plural solos)

1. (music) solo

Finnish

Etymology 1

Probably sola (“narrow space or gap between buildings”) +‎ -u. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1858.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolu/, [ˈs̠o̞lu]
• Rhymes: -olu
• Syllabification^(key): so‧lu

Noun

solu

1. (biology, communication, computing) cell
2. (colloquial) Ellipsis of soluasunto.

Declension

Inflection of solu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		solu	solut
genitive		solun	solujen
partitive		solua	soluja
illative		soluun	soluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		solu	solut
accusative	nom.	solu	solut
	gen.	solun
genitive		solun	solujen
partitive		solua	soluja
inessive		solussa	soluissa
elative		solusta	soluista
illative		soluun	soluihin
adessive		solulla	soluilla
ablative		solulta	soluilta
allative		solulle	soluille
essive		soluna	soluina
translative		soluksi	soluiksi
abessive		solutta	soluitta
instructive		—	soluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of solu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative soluni soluni accusative nom. soluni soluni gen. soluni genitive soluni solujeni partitive soluani solujani inessive solussani soluissani elative solustani soluistani illative soluuni soluihini adessive solullani soluillani ablative solultani soluiltani allative solulleni soluilleni essive solunani soluinani translative solukseni soluikseni abessive soluttani soluittani instructive — — comitative — soluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative solusi solusi accusative nom. solusi solusi gen. solusi genitive solusi solujesi partitive soluasi solujasi inessive solussasi soluissasi elative solustasi soluistasi illative soluusi soluihisi adessive solullasi soluillasi ablative solultasi soluiltasi allative solullesi soluillesi essive solunasi soluinasi translative soluksesi soluiksesi abessive soluttasi soluittasi instructive — — comitative — soluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative solumme solumme accusative nom. solumme solumme gen. solumme genitive solumme solujemme partitive soluamme solujamme inessive solussamme soluissamme elative solustamme soluistamme illative soluumme soluihimme adessive solullamme soluillamme ablative solultamme soluiltamme allative solullemme soluillemme essive solunamme soluinamme translative soluksemme soluiksemme abessive soluttamme soluittamme instructive — — comitative — soluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative solunne solunne accusative nom. solunne solunne gen. solunne genitive solunne solujenne partitive soluanne solujanne inessive solussanne soluissanne elative solustanne soluistanne illative soluunne soluihinne adessive solullanne soluillanne ablative solultanne soluiltanne allative solullenne soluillenne essive solunanne soluinanne translative soluksenne soluiksenne abessive soluttanne soluittanne instructive — — comitative — soluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative solunsa solunsa accusative nom. solunsa solunsa gen. solunsa genitive solunsa solujensa partitive soluaan soluansa solujaan solujansa inessive solussaan solussansa soluissaan soluissansa elative solustaan solustansa soluistaan soluistansa illative soluunsa soluihinsa adessive solullaan solullansa soluillaan soluillansa ablative solultaan solultansa soluiltaan soluiltansa allative solulleen solullensa soluilleen soluillensa essive solunaan solunansa soluinaan soluinansa translative solukseen soluksensa soluikseen soluiksensa abessive soluttaan soluttansa soluittaan soluittansa instructive — — comitative — soluineen soluinensa

Derived terms

• solukko
• solumainen
• soluton
• soluttaa

 

compounds

• aistinsolu
• aivosolu
• alkusolu
• eläinsolu
• emosolu
• esisolu
• gangliosolu
• gliasolu
• hermosolu
• huulisolu
• ihosolu
• imusolu
• irtosolukoe
• irtosolunäyte
• isäntäsolu
• itusolu
• jyväissolu
• jyvässolu
• jättisolu
• kantasolu
• kasvisolu
• kivisolu
• korisolu
• lahjasolu
• lihassolu
• liikehermosolu
• lisääntymissolu
• luunemosolu
• luunsyöjäsolu
• luusolu
• maksasolu
• monisoluinen
• munasolu
• niinisolu
• okasolu
• peilisolu
• pigmenttisolu
• plasmasolu
• punasolu
• putkisolu
• puusolu
• rasvasolu
• sarveissolu
• sauvasolu
• siemensolu
• siittiösolu
• solualue
• soluasunto
• soluautomaatti
• solubetoni
• solubiologia
• soluelin
• soluemali
• soluemalointi
• soluhengitys
• solukalvo
• solukarva
• solukelmu
• soluketto
• solukudos
• solukumi
• solukuolema
• solulima
• solulinja
• solumuovi
• solumyrkky
• soluneste
• solunielu
• solunjakautuminen
• solunsalpaaja
• solunsisäinen
• solunulkoinen
• soluontelo
• soluoppi
• soluseinä
• soluseinämä
• solusisältö
• solusitkos
• solusyönti
• soluteoria
• solutuho
• solutukiranka
• solutuma
• solutuotanto
• solutyö
• soluviljely
• soluväli
• soluväliaine
• soluvälitteinen
• sukupuolisolu
• sukusolu
• syöjäsolu
• syöpäsolu
• syöttösolu
• tappajasolu
• tappisolu
• terroristisolu
• tukisolu
• tummasolu
• tylppysolu
• tytärsolu
• tyvisolu
• tähtisolu
• valkosolu
• varhaissolu
• verisolu
• ydinsolu
• yksisoluinen

 

See also

• kenno, selli

Further reading

• “solu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoluˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞lu(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -olu
• Syllabification^(key): so‧lu

Verb

solu

1. inflection of solua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• Soul, Sulo, soul, sulo, ulos

Latvian

Noun

solu m

1. inflection of sols:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

solu

1. first-person singular present indicative of solīt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔlu]

Noun

solu

1. instrumental singular of sol

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. No corresponding cognates (i.e. feminine o-stem nouns) in the other Germanic languages. Likely a back-formation from solu (“swamp, bog”, literally “miry places, muds”), the nominative/accusative plural of sol (“soil, mud, miry place”), taken collectively.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈso.lu/

Noun

solu f

1. mire
2. a miry place

Declension

Declension of solu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	solu	solwa, solwe
accusative	solwe	solwa, solwe
genitive	solwe	solwa
dative	solwe	solwum

Descendants

• Middle English: sole
  • English: sole, soal