Soli

See also: soli, sóli, solí, and Sol I

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Soli.

Proper noun

Soli (plural Solis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Soli is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Soli is most common among White (73.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Soli”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoːli/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Noun

Soli m (strong, genitive Solis, no plural)

1. (colloquial, Germany) Clipping of Solidaritätszuschlag.
   • 2023 January 30, David Böcking, “Soli? Denkt euch was Neues aus!”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Bei Topverdienern darf der Staat weiter Soli kassieren, das hat der Bundesfinanzhof entschieden. Besser wäre es, die Politik würde Wohlhabende auf anderen Wegen höher besteuern.

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Soli n

1. plural of Solo

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Italian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Soli m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σόλοι (Sóloi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈso.liː/, [ˈs̠ɔlʲiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.li/, [ˈsɔːli]

Proper noun

Solī m pl (genitive Solōrum); second declension

1. Soli (a city in Cilicia, in modern Turkey)
2. Soli (a city in Cyprus)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Solī
Genitive	Solōrum
Dative	Solīs
Accusative	Solōs
Ablative	Solīs
Vocative	Solī
Locative	Solīs

Synonyms

• (Soli, Cilicia): Pompeiopolis (after being rebuilt)

References

• “Soli”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Soli in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.