Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: so-las
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of Safety of Life at Sea (“an international convention on maritime safety standards”).

name

name

Etymology

* (Norwegian surname): Norwegian Solås * (Spanish surname): Spanish Solás

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: Solås, Solás

Inflected Forms

Solases (plural) Solás (alternative) Solås (alternative)

Questions

What does solas mean?: Acronym of Safety of Life at Sea (“an international convention on maritime safety standards”).
Where does solas come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce solas

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