solace
/ˈsɒləs/SO-luhs
/ˈsɑləs/SAH-luhs
Meaningcomfort
Common meaning: comfort in grief
- solaccomfort, reliefLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1718 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinsōlācium, -ī‘comfort, relief’
- Frenchsolaz
- Middle Englishsolassource
- Englishsolace‘comfort in grief’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sōlācium ‘comfort, relief’.
Roots
- sōlācium, -ī Latin “comfort, relief”
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