Meaning
to plow, furrow
- to cut through or traverse water, sky, or land (e.g. of a ship, plane)
- to furrow, wrinkle, or leave deep lines on a surface
In a sentence
La grande nave solcava le onde dell'oceano con facilità.
The great ship cut through the ocean waves with ease.
Una profonda cicatrice gli solcava la guancia sinistra.
A deep scar furrowed his left cheek.
Gli aerei solcano il cielo limpido sopra le montagne.
Planes streak across the clear sky above the mountains.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| solcare | infinitive |
| solco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| solchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| solca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| solchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| solcate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| solcano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| solcavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| solcavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| solcava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| solcavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| solcavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| solcavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| solcai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| solcasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| solcò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| solcammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| solcaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| solcarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| solcherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| solcherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| solcherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| solcheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| solcherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| solcheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| solchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| solchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| solchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| solchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| solchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| solchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| solcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| solcassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| solcasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| solcassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| solcaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| solcassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| solcherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| solcheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| solcherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| solcheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| solchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| solcherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| solca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| solchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| solcate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| solcando | gerund |
| solcato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Literary: mostly found in descriptive literature or poetic contexts.
- Takes 'h' before 'e' and 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound: 'solchi', 'solchiamo'.