sealt

Estonian

Etymology 1

Delative of see (“it”). Akin to Finnish sieltä and Ingrian seelt.

Adverb

sealt (not comparable)

  1. from there, thence

See also
Estonian deictic adverbs
proximal distal interrogative
motion towards siia sinna kuhu
location inside siin seal kus
motion from siit sealt kust

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sealt

  1. ablative singular of siga

Middle English

Noun

sealt

  1. Alternative form of salt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (“salt”), *saltaz (“salty”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂l-.

Akin to Old Frisian salt, Old Dutch *salt, Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Norse salt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sæ͜ɑlt/, [sæ͜ɑɫt]

Noun

sealt n (nominative plural sealt)

  1. common salt (sodium chloride)

Declension
Declension of sealt (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sealt sealt
accusative sealt sealt
genitive sealtes sealta
dative sealte sealtum

Adjective

sealt

  1. salt, salty, salted
    sealte flodas ― salt waters

Declension
Declension of sealt — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sealt sealt sealt
Accusative sealtne sealte sealt
Genitive sealtes sealtre sealtes
Dative sealtum sealtre sealtum
Instrumental sealte sealtre sealte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sealte sealta, sealte sealt
Accusative sealte sealta, sealte sealt
Genitive sealtra sealtra sealtra
Dative sealtum sealtum sealtum
Instrumental sealtum sealtum sealtum
Declension of sealt — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sealta sealte sealte
Accusative sealtan sealtan sealte
Genitive sealtan sealtan sealtan
Dative sealtan sealtan sealtan
Instrumental sealtan sealtan sealtan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sealtan sealtan sealtan
Accusative sealtan sealtan sealtan
Genitive sealtra, sealtena sealtra, sealtena sealtra, sealtena
Dative sealtum sealtum sealtum
Instrumental sealtum sealtum sealtum

Derived terms
Derived terms
verbs
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Descendants
  • Middle English: salt
    • English: salt
    • Scots: sawt, salt, saut
    • Yola: zall
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