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salt

See also: Salt, sålt, and SALT

EnglishEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English salt, from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Doublet of sal, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”), which it superseded as the general term for "salt".

PronunciationEdit

 
Salt crystals

NounEdit

salt (countable and uncountable, plural salts)

  2. A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
    • c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, volume I, OCLC 374760, page 11:
      Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke […] caste þher-to Safroun an Salt […]
  4. (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.
  5. (uncommon) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
  6. (slang) A sailor (also old salt).
    • 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter:
      Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts.
    • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 1”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299:
      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.
  7. (cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
  8. A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
  9. (obsolete) Flavour; taste; seasoning.
  10. (obsolete) Piquancy; wit; sense.
    Attic salt
  11. (obsolete) A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.
  12. (historical, in the plural) Epsom salts or other salt used as a medicine.
  13. (figuratively) Skepticism and common sense.
    Any politician's statements must be taken with a grain of salt, but his need to be taken with a whole shaker of salt.
  15. (Internet slang) Tears; indignation; outrage; arguing.
    There was so much salt in that thread about the poor casting decision.
  16. (UK, historical) The money demanded by Eton schoolboys during the montem.
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DescendantsEdit
  • Bislama: sol
  • Tok Pisin: sol
TranslationsEdit
See salt/translations § Noun.

AdjectiveEdit

salt (comparative more salt, superlative most salt)

  1. Salty; salted.
    salt beef;  salt tears
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 8, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      Philander went into the next room […] and came back with a salt mackerel that dripped brine like a rainstorm. Then he put the coffee pot on the stove and rummaged out a loaf of dry bread and some hardtack.
  2. Saline.
    a salt marsh;  salt grass
  3. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
    a salt mine
    The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.
  4. (figuratively, obsolete) Bitter; sharp; pungent.
  5. (figuratively, obsolete) Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.
    • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene iii]:
      It is impossible you should see this, / Were they as prime as goats, as hot as monkeys, / As salt as wolves in pride, and fools as gross / As ignorance made drunk.
    • (Can we date this quote by Urquhart and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?) (translator), The First Book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Book 2, Chapter 22, p. 153,[1]
      And when he saw that all the dogs were flocking about her, yarring at the retardment of their accesse to her, and every way keeping such a coyle with her, as they are wont to do about a proud or salt bitch, he forthwith departed […]
  6. (colloquial, archaic) Costly; expensive.
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VerbEdit

salt (third-person singular simple present salts, present participle salting, simple past and past participle salted)

  1. (transitive) To add salt to.
    to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter
  2. (intransitive) To deposit salt as a saline solution.
    The brine begins to salt.
  3. (nautical, of a ship) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks for the preservation of the timber.
  4. To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
    1. (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
    2. (archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archaeological site.
    3. (transitive) To add certain chemical elements to (a nuclear weapon) so that it generates more radiation.
      • 1964, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (page 417)
        The composition of the fallout can also be changed by "salting" the weapon to be detonated. This consists in the inclusion of significant quantities of certain elements, possibly enriched in specific isotopes, for the purpose of producing induced radioactivity. There are several reasons why a weapon might be salted.
  5. (transitive) To sprinkle throughout.
    They salted the document with arcane language.
    • 1993, The Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy (page 154)
      These were pamphlets, often written in various Jewish vernaculars, describing the location of the Holy sites and salting the accounts with mythic and homiletical materials.
  6. (cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
  7. To render a thing useless.
    1. (military, transitive) To sow with salt (of land), symbolizing a curse on its re-inhabitation.
      In this place were put to the ground and salted the houses of José Mascarenhas.
    2. (wiki) To lock a page title so it cannot be created.
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Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Latin saltus.

NounEdit

salt (plural salts)

  1. (obsolete) A bounding; a leaping; a prance.
    • 1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass, in Gifford’s 1816 edition volume V page 67
      […] he hath the skill to draw
      Their nectar forth, with kissing; and could make
      More wanton salts from this brave promontory,
      Down to this valley, than the nimble roe;

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Catalan salt, from Latin saltus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

salt m (plural salts)

  1. jump
  2. waterfall

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ReferencesEdit

  • “salt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “salt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Crimean GothicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

NounEdit

salt

  1. salt
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Salt. Sal.

CzechEdit

NounEdit

salt

  1. genitive plural of salto

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse saltr (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /salˀd/, [sælˀd̥], [sælˀt]

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. salty, salt
InflectionEdit
Inflection of salt
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular salt saltere saltest2
Neuter singular salt saltere saltest2
Plural salte saltere saltest2
Definite attributive1 salte saltere salteste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2Edit

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.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /salˀt/, [sæ̝lˀt]

NounEdit

salt n (singular definite saltet, plural indefinite salte)

  1. salt
InflectionEdit
Declension of salt
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative salt saltet salte saltene
genitive salts saltets saltes saltenes

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

salt

  1. imperative of salte
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FaroeseEdit

 
salt

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

NounEdit

salt n (genitive singular salts, plural sølt)

  1. salt
DeclensionEdit
Declension of salt
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
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Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse saltr (“salt”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. salty
DeclensionEdit
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)

FriulianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin saltus.

NounEdit

salt m (plural salts)

  1. jump, leap, spring

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GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

salt

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐍄

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

salt n (genitive singular salts, nominative plural sölt)

  1. salt
    Geturðu rétt mér saltið?
    Can you pass me the salt?

DeclensionEdit

declension of salt
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative salt saltið sölt söltin
accusative salt saltið sölt söltin
dative salti saltinu söltum söltunum
genitive salts saltsins salta saltanna

Derived termsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. positive degree neuter singular nominative/accusative of saltur

LatvianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“cold; hot”). Cognates include Lithuanian šálti.

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

salt (intr., 1st conj., pres. salstu, salsti, salst, past salu)

  1. to freeze

DeclensionEdit

conjugation of salt
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE
(pavēles izteiksme)
Present
(tagadne) 		Past
(pagātne) 		Future
(nākotne)
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
RENARRATIVE (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

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English sealt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (noun) and Proto-Germanic *saltaz (adjective).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

salt (uncountable)

  1. salt (sodium chloride)
  2. Something containing or for storing salt
  3. Any of a group of crystalline compounds that resemble salt

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DescendantsEdit

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AdjectiveEdit

salt (plural and weak singular salte, comparative salter, superlative saltest)

  1. salty, tasting of salt
  2. salted, coated in salt

DescendantsEdit

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse saltr.

AdjectiveEdit

salt (neuter singular salt, definite singular and plural salte, comparative saltere, indefinite superlative saltest, definite superlative salteste)

  1. salty, salt, salted
    salte peanøtter - salted peanuts

Etymology 2Edit

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, Swedish and Icelandic salt.

NounEdit

salt n (definite singular saltet, indefinite plural salter, definite plural salta or saltene)

  1. salt

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

salt

  1. imperative of salte

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from salt (adjective and noun)

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse saltr.

AdjectiveEdit

salt (neuter singular salt, definite singular and plural salte, comparative saltare, indefinite superlative saltast, definite superlative saltaste)

  1. salty, salt, salted

Etymology 2Edit

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.

NounEdit

salt n (definite singular saltet, indefinite plural salt, definite plural salta)

  1. salt

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ReferencesEdit

Old DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse salt.

NounEdit

salt n

  1. salt
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse saltr.

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. salty, salt
DescendantsEdit

Old FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *saltą (“salt”), *saltaz (“salty, salted”).

NounEdit

salt n

  1. salt

InflectionEdit

Declension of salt (neuter a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative salt salt
accusative salt salt
genitive saltes salta
dative salte saltum, saltem

DescendantsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. salty, salted

DescendantsEdit

Old NorseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *saltą.

NounEdit

salt n

  1. salt
DeclensionEdit
  Declension of salt (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative salt saltit sǫlt sǫltin
accusative salt saltit sǫlt sǫltin
dative salti saltinu sǫltum sǫltunum
genitive salts saltsins salta saltanna
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DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

AdjectiveEdit

salt

  1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of saltr (“salty”)

ReferencesEdit

  • “salt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin saltus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

salt n (plural salturi)

  1. leap
  2. saltation

DeclensionEdit

Declension of salt
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) salt saltul (niște) salturi salturile
genitive/dative (unui) salt saltului (unor) salturi salturilor
vocative saltule salturilor

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VerbEdit

salt

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of sălta

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Swedish salter, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic *saltaz, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls, *sáls.

AdjectiveEdit

salt (comparative saltare, superlative saltast)

  1. salty
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of salt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular salt saltare saltast
Neuter singular salt saltare saltast
Plural salta saltare saltast
Masculine plural3 salte saltare saltast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 salte saltare saltaste
All salta saltare saltaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Swedish salt, 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.

NounEdit

salt n

  1. salt
    1. (uncountable) sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
    2. (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.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of salt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative salt saltet salter salterna
Genitive salts saltets salters salternas
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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *sal- (“to unleash”).

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

salt

  1. exclusively, only, just, absolute
    salt çoğunluk
    absolute majority

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Further readingEdit

  • salt in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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