Salz
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)
audio (file) audio (file) - IPA(key): /sɑlt͡s/ (Austria, Bavaria)
- Rhymes: -alts, -als
Noun edit
Salz n (strong, genitive Salzes, plural Salze)
- (uncountable) salt, table salt, sal
- Synonyms: Kochsalz, Speisesalz, Tafelsalz
- (Internet slang) salt
Declension edit
Declension of Salz [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Salz n (plural Salzen)