Salz

Salz

German

Etymology

From Old High German salz (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt, Old Norse salt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Dutch zout, English salt, Danish salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zal(t)s/

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• Rhymes: -alts, -als

Noun

Salz n (genitive Salzes, plural Salze)

1. (uncountable) salt, table salt
2. salt, sal

Declension

Declension of Salz

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• (table salt): Kochsalz, Speisesalz, Tafelsalz

Derived terms

• salzig
• Salzstange
• Meersalz
• Steinsalz
• Streusalz

Further reading

• Salz in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German salz, from Proto-Germanic *saltą. Cognate with German Salz, Dutch zout, English salt, Icelandic salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑlt͡s/

Noun

Salz n (plural Salzen)

1. salt