sol

G (musical note)

noun sol Rare

Origin: Latin sol (sun); adopted as solmisation syllable by Guido d'Arezzo

Also means

sun (poetic)

Usage Note

Sol is the fifth note of the solfège scale (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si) used throughout Italian music education. It is masculine and invariable. In poetic or archaic Italian, sol also appears as a shortened form of sole (sun). Do not confuse with the Spanish word sol (sun), which looks identical but is a different context.

Examples

"Il violinista suonò un lungo sol."

Natural Translation

The violinist played a long G note.

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