solito Italian · revision 37885

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1357, Costituzioni Egidiane|origins=la soleō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈsɔ.li.to/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''solito''' (feminine solita, masculine plural soliti, feminine plural solite, adverb solitamente)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a learned word, [[bor|la|solitus|t=accustomed, usual]], the past participle of [[m|la|soleō|t=to be accustomed]], whose Italian continuation is [[solere]].^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(GDLI) Wiktionary treats it as inherited.^(Wiktionary) The same participle gave [[es|sólito]].^(Nocentini 2010)

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+ The origin of the Latin verb is disputed.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Walde–Hofmann and Pokorny linked it with [[m|la|suēscō|t=to become used to]], but de Vaan rejects this on phonetic grounds and derives it from [[ine-pro|*sol-eh₁-|t=to occupy, inhabit]], so that it first meant “to occupy habitually”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's only early record is in the Costituzioni Egidiane (1357), from Umbria and Romagna, with the sense “being always in a known way”.^(TLIO) DELI dates the adjective to Buonaccorso da Montemagno (before 1429) and thinks that an earlier example quoted by Tommaseo is probably a forgery.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The noun, “what is usual, habit”, is found in Masuccio Salernitano (before 1476).^(DELI 1999) Machiavelli writes that the Signori took office without “la solita pompa” (the usual pomp).^(GDLI) ''Di solito'' “usually” is of Lombard and Venetian origin, where Tuscan said ''al solito'', and the first dictionary to record it was Cappuccini's (1934).^(DELI 1999)

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+ ''Essere solito'' with an infinitive means “to be in the habit of”.^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011) ''Siamo alle solite'' complains that something unpleasant is happening again.^(Treccani 2011)^(Zingarelli 2010) ''I soliti ignoti'', a journalistic phrase for criminals who are never identified, became popular through Mario Monicelli's film of 1958.^(GDLI)^(Devoto–Oli 2026) In a bar ''il solito'' is one's usual order.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1357 – The Costituzioni Egidiane use ''solito''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1429 – Buonaccorso da Montemagno uses the adjective.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)

+ * Before 1476 – Masuccio Salernitano uses it as a noun.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 15th century – ''Insolito'' is recorded.^(Nocentini 2010)

+ * 1934 – ''Di solito'' enters an Italian dictionary.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1958 – Monicelli's film ''I soliti ignoti'' is released.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(GDLI)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|usual]], customary, the same as always: ''Ci vediamo stasera al solito ristorante.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Of a person, the same as ever, unchanged: ''Sei sempre il solito pigro!''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # Of a situation, often unpleasant, recurring: ''Di nuovo in ritardo, con la solita scusa del traffico.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''essere solito'' + infinitive: to be in the [[m|en|habit]] of: ''È solita fare una passeggiata dopo cena.''^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(singular only)'' What is usual, [[m|en|custom]]: ''Il treno è partito prima del solito.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(singular only)'' One's usual order of food or drink: ''il solito''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[solitamente]]

+ * [[insolito]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[solere]]

+ * [[la|soleō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Di solito'' and ''per solito'' mean “usually”, ''al solito'' and ''come al solito'' “as usual”.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}