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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek ἁλάτιν (halátin), from Koine Greek ἁλάτιον (halátion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἅλας (hálas), from ἅλς (háls), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare the borrowed doublet άλας (álas) and Mariupol Greek а́лас (álas).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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αλάτι (alátin (plural αλάτια)

  1. common salt, table salt
    μαγειρικό αλάτιmageirikó aláticooking salt

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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  • παστός (pastós, salted, preserved with salt, corned)
  • άλας (álas, chemical salt) (product of neutralisation)

Derived terms

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