sealt

Estonian

Etymology 1

Delative of see (“it”). Akin to Finnish sieltä and Ingrian seelt.

Adverb

sealt (not comparable)

1. from there, thence

See also

Estonian deictic adverbs

	proximal	distal	interrogative
motion towards	siia	sinna	kuhu
location inside	siin	seal	kus
motion from	siit	sealt	kust

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sealt

1. ablative singular of siga

Middle English

Noun

sealt

1. Alternative form of salt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (“salt”), *saltaz (“salty”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

Akin to Old Frisian salt, Old Dutch *salt, Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Norse salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑlt/, [sæ͜ɑɫt]

Noun

sealt n (nominative plural sealt)

1. common salt (sodium chloride)

Declension

Declension of sealt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sealt	sealt
accusative	sealt	sealt
genitive	sealtes	sealta
dative	sealte	sealtum

Adjective

sealt

1. salt, salty, salted

   sealte flodas ― salt waters

Declension

Declension of sealt — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sealt	sealt	sealt
Accusative	sealtne	sealte	sealt
Genitive	sealtes	sealtre	sealtes
Dative	sealtum	sealtre	sealtum
Instrumental	sealte	sealtre	sealte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sealte	sealta, sealte	sealt
Accusative	sealte	sealta, sealte	sealt
Genitive	sealtra	sealtra	sealtra
Dative	sealtum	sealtum	sealtum
Instrumental	sealtum	sealtum	sealtum

Declension of sealt — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sealta	sealte	sealte
Accusative	sealtan	sealtan	sealte
Genitive	sealtan	sealtan	sealtan
Dative	sealtan	sealtan	sealtan
Instrumental	sealtan	sealtan	sealtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sealtan	sealtan	sealtan
Accusative	sealtan	sealtan	sealtan
Genitive	sealtra, sealtena	sealtra, sealtena	sealtra, sealtena
Dative	sealtum	sealtum	sealtum
Instrumental	sealtum	sealtum	sealtum

Derived terms

Derived terms

verbs

• sealtan
• sieltan
• ġesieltan

nouns

• sealtærn
• sealtbrōc
• sealtere
• sealtern
• sealtfæt
• sealthaga
• sealthalgung
• sealtherpæþ
• sealthūs
• sealtlēah
• sealtlēap
• sealtnes
• sealtsæleþa
• sealtsēaþ
• sealtstān
• sealtstrǣt
• sealtwīċ
• sealtwielle
• sealtȳþ

adjectives

• sealten

Descendants

• Middle English: salt
  • English: salt
  • Scots: sawt, salt, saut
  • Yola: zall