salt
English
Etymology
From Old English sealt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (cf. Dutch zout, German Salz, Swedish salt), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l- (cf. Welsh halen, Old Irish salann, Latin sal, Russian соль (sol'), Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Albanian ngjelmë (“salty, savory”), Old Armenian աղ (ał), Tocharian A sāle, Sanskrit सलिल (salila)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /sɒlt/, X-SAMPA: /sQlt/
- (US) IPA: /sɔlt/, /sɑlt/, X-SAMPA: /sOlt/, /sAlt
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salt crystals
Noun
salt (plural salts)
- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
- (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
- (uncommon) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
- (slang) A sailor (also old salt).
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 1
- I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, chapter 1
- (cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
- A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
Derived terms
terms derived from salt
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Related terms
Translations
sodium chloride
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compound of an acid and a base
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salt marsh — see salt marsh
sailor
additional bytes inserted into an encryption
person engaged in unionizing
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Adjective
salt (comparative more salt, superlative most salt)
Translations
salty
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saline
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Verb
salt (third-person singular simple present salts, present participle salting, simple past and past participle salted)
- (transitive) To add salt to.
- (mining) To blast gold into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
- (cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
- To include colorful language in.
- To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
- (archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archeological site.
Antonyms
- (add salt): desalt
Derived terms
Translations
add salt to
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blast gold into
include colorful language
insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have
add bogus evidence to an archeological site
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Anagrams
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse saltr (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /salt/, [salˀd̥]
Adjective
salt (neuter salt, definite and plural salte, comparative saltere, superlative saltest)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse salt (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish salt.
Pronunciation
Noun
salt n (singular definite saltet, plural indefinite salte)
Inflection
Inflection of salt
Verb
salt
- imperativ of salte
Verb
salt
- imperativ of salte
Related terms
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA: [sal̥t]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.
Noun
salt n (genitive singular salts, plural sølt)
Declension
| n5 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | salt | saltið | sølt | søltini |
| Accusative | salt | saltið | sølt | søltini |
| Dative | salti | saltinum | søltum | søltunum |
| Genitive | salts | saltsins | salta | saltanna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse saltr (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.
Adjective
salt
Declension
| saltur a21 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | saltur | sølt | salt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | saltan | salta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | søltum | saltari | søltum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (salts) | (saltar/ saltrar) |
(salts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | saltir | saltar | sølt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | saltar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | søltum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (salta saltra) |
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.
Noun
salt n (genitive singular salts, plural sölt)
- salt
- Geturðu rétt mér saltið?
- Can you pass me the salt?
- Geturðu rétt mér saltið?
Declension
declension of salt
Derived terms
Adjective
salt
- positive neuter singular nominative or accusative of saltur
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“cold; hot”). Cognates include Lithuanian šálti.
Pronunciation
Verb
salt intr., 1st conj., pres. salstu, salsti, salst, past salu
Declension
conjugation of salt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) |
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| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) |
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| 1st pers. sg. | es | salstu | salu | salšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | salsti | sali | salsi | salsti |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | salst | sala | sals | lai salst |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | salstam | salām | salsim | salsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | salstat | salāt | salsiet, salsit |
salstiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | salst | sala | sals | lai salst |
| CONJUNCTIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | salstot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | salstošs | ||
| Past | esot salis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | saldams | ||
| Future | salšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | salstot | ||
| Imperative | lai salstot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | salstam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | salis | |||
| Present | saltu | Present Passive | salstams | ||
| Past | būtu salis | Past Passive | salts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāsalst | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | salt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāsalst | Negative Infinitive | nesalt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāsalstot | Verbal noun | salšana | ||
Norwegian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse saltr.
Adjective
salt
Inflection
Inflection of salt
| Bokmål | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | salt | salte | Comparative | saltere | Superlative | saltest | salteste | |
| Feminine singular | salt | salte | ||||||
| Neuter singular | salt | salte | ||||||
| Plural | salte | salte | ||||||
| Nynorsk | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | ||||
| Masculine singular | salt | salte | Comparative | saltare | Superlative | saltast | saltaste | |
| Feminine singular | salt | salte | ||||||
| Neuter singular | salt | salte | ||||||
| Plural | salte | salte |
References
- “salt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse salt (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish salt.
Noun
salt
Inflection
Inflection of salt
Derived terms
References
- “salt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *saltą (“salt”), *saltaz (“salty, salted”).
Noun
salt n
Declension
Declension of salt (strong a-stem, neuter)
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | salt | salt |
| accusative | salt | salt |
| genitive | saltes | salta |
| dative | salte | saltum, saltem |
Descendants
- West Frisian: sâlt
Adjective
salt
Descendants
- West Frisian: sâlt
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin saltus.
Noun
Declension
declension of salt
| singular | plural | |||
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| gender n | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un salt | saltul | niște salturi | salturile |
| genitive/dative | unui salt | saltului | unor salturi | salturilor |
Related terms
- sălta
- săltare
- săltat
- săltăreț
- săltător
- săltătură
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic *saltaz, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.
Pronunciation
Adjective
salt
Declension
Declension of salt
Etymology 2
From Old Norse salt (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian salt.
Pronunciation
Noun
salt n
- salt
- (uncountable) sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
- (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
Declension
Declension of salt
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bergsalt
- havssalt
- medelhavssalt
- saltlake
- saltkristall
- saltstänkt
- saltsyra
Related terms
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