German edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt, Old Norse salt), from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Dutch zout, English salt, Danish salt. The Internet slang sense is a calque of English salt.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zalt͡s/, /zals/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /sɑlt͡s/ (Austria, Bavaria)
  • Rhymes: -alts, -als

Noun edit

Salz n (strong, genitive Salzes, plural Salze)

  1. (uncountable) salt, table salt, sal
    Synonyms: Kochsalz, Speisesalz, Tafelsalz
  2. (Internet slang) salt

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Further reading edit

  • Salz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Salz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Salz” in Duden online
  •   Salz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą. Cognate with German Salz, Dutch zout, English salt, Icelandic salt.

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Noun edit

Salz n (plural Salzen)

  1. salt