Salz

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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

Declension[edit]

Declension of Salz [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Salz die Salze
genitive eines des Salzes der Salze
dative einem dem Salz, Salze1 den Salzen
accusative ein das Salz die Salze

1Now rare, see notes.

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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.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Salz n (plural Salzen)

  1. salt
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