zout

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltą, the adjective from *saltaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare German Salz, West Frisian sâlt, English salt, Danish salt.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • IPA(key): /zɑu̯t/
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  • Homophone: zoudt

Noun

zout n (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje n)

  1. salt

Adjective

zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)

  1. salted
  2. salty (taste)

Inflection

Inflection of zout
uninflected zout
inflected zoute
comparative zouter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zout zouter het zoutst
het zoutste
indefinite m./f. sing. zoute zoutere zoutste
n. sing. zout zouter zoutste
plural zoute zoutere zoutste
definite zoute zoutere zoutste
partitive zouts zouters —

Derived terms

  • keukenzout

See also

Verb

zout

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zouten
  2. imperative of zouten
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