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Salz

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /zalt͡s/, /zals/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /sɑlt͡s/ (Austria, Bavaria)
  • Rhymes: -alts, -als

Noun

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Salz n (strong, genitive Salzes, plural Salze)

  1. (uncountable) salt, table salt, sal
    Synonyms: Kochsalz, Speisesalz, Tafelsalz
  2. (Internet slang) salt

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Salz n (plural Salzen)

  1. salt