salt
salt as an adjective
Meaning
salted; salt; salty
In Swedish: som är kryddad med salt
Forms
| Basic form | salt | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | salt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | salta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | saltare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | saltast | “-est”, “most …” |
salt as a noun(ett salt)
Meaning
salt
In Swedish: ett slags krydda (som bl a utvinns ur havsvatten)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett salt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | saltet |
| Plural, indefinite | salter |
| Plural, definite | salterna |
salt is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort salt, det stora saltet. Check another noun
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salt in a sentence
- salt sillsalt herring
- salt lakritssalt and liquorice sweet
- Soppan är för salt.The soup is too salty.
- salt och pepparsalt and pepper
- det är för lite salt i matenthere's not enough salt in the food
Expressions
- ta med en nypa salttake with a pinch of salt
Words built with salt
- saltgurka pickled gherkin
- saltkar salt cellar
Questions
What does salt mean in English?
salt means “salted, salt”.
Is it en salt or ett salt?
It is ett salt, and “the salt” is saltet.
What is the plural of salt?
The plural of salt is salter, and the definite plural is salterna.
Origin
From Old Swedish salter, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic *saltaz, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *sḗh₂l, *sáls.
Nearby common words
salt is number 2,728 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary