soľ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sol"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Akin to Latin sāl (“salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔʎ]

Noun

soľ f (genitive singular soli, nominative plural soli, genitive plural solí, declension pattern of kosť)

1. salt

   soľ nad zlato ― salt above gold (Slovak fairy tale)

2. saline

Declension

Declension of soľ

	singular	plural
nominative	soľ	soli
genitive	soli	solí
dative	soli	soliam
accusative	soľ	soli
locative	soli	soliach
instrumental	soľou	soľami

Derived terms

• slaný
• soľnička
• soľný

Further reading

• “soľ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024