Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German skulan, sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Cognate with German sollen, Dutch zullen, English should, Icelandic skulu, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (skulan).

Verb

solle

  1. (Uri, auxiliary) should

Conjugation

Conjugation of solle – Urner dialect
infinitive solle
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
ich, i du er/si/es mir ir si
indicative present soll sollsch soll solle sollt solle
subjunctive I soll, solli sollesch soll, solli solle sollet solle
II sott, sotti sottesch sott, sotti sotte sottet sotte

References

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Compare German sollen, Dutch zullen, English shall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzolə/ (generally)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔlə/ (western Moselle Franconian)

Verb

solle (third-person singular present soll or sall, past tense sollt, past participle jesollt or gesollt)

  1. (most dialects) shall; should; to be supposed to; expressing obligation or hearsay
  2. (most dialects, dated) will; shall; used to form the future tense

Usage notes

  • The traditional singular present form is sall in most dialects, but soll is now predominant due to standard German influence.
  • The past tense may have the same vowel as the present, or may have /ɔ/ instead of /o/.

Descendants

Galician

Verb

solle

  1. inflection of sollar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

Verb

solle

  1. first/third-person singular subjunctive I of sollen

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian solle, from Middle High German sollen, from Old High German sulan, from Proto-West Germanic *skulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skel-.[1]

Cognate with German and Luxembourgish sollen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsolə/
  • Rhymes: -olə
  • Syllabification: sol‧le

Verb

solle

  1. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated; shall

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
infinitive solle
participle gesolld
auxiliary solle
present
indicative
past
indicative
subjunctive
ich soll solld selld
du sollst solldst selldst
er/sie/es soll solld selld
meer solle sollde sellde
deer solld solld selld
sie solle sollde selle

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

References

  1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “solle”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 181

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

solle

  1. vocative singular masculine of sollus

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Compare German sollen, Dutch zullen, English shall.

Verb

solle

  1. should, to be supposed to do something
  2. shall

Usage notes

  • Used as a modal verb.

Conjugation

ich soll — I am supposed to
du sollscht — you are supposed to
er, sie, es soll — he, she, it is supposed to
mer solle — we are supposed to
dihr sollt — you guys are supposed to
sie solle — they are supposed to
gsollt — was supposed to

Spanish

Verb

solle

  1. inflection of sollar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative