zout
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zúti, from Proto-Slavic *jьzuti (“to take off (footwear)”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áutei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew-. Cognate with Latin exuere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzou̯t]
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive | zout, zouti | Active adjective | zuvší |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | zuji, zuju (coll.) | zujeme | — | zujme |
| 2nd person | zuješ | zujete | zuj | zujte |
| 3rd person | zuje | zují, zujou (coll.) | — | — |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | zul | zuli | zut | zuti |
| masculine inanimate | zuly | zuty | ||
| feminine | zula | zuta | ||
| neuter | zulo | zula | zuto | zuta |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | zuv |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | zuvši |
| plural | — | zuvše |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɑu̯t/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: zout
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
- Homophone: zoudt
Etymology 1
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.
Noun
zout n (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje n)
- salt
- Wie heeft er twee kilo zout in mijn soep gedaan? Nu smaakt het ranzig!
- Who's put two kilogrammes of salt in my soup? It tastes putrid now!
Derived terms
- bergzout
- keukenzout
- mijnzout
- strooizout
- tafelzout
- zeezout
- zouten
- zoutgeest
- zoutgehalte
- zouthydraat
- zoutig
- zoutloos
- zoutmeer
- zoutmijn
- zoutoplossing
- zoutvlees
- zoutzuur
Descendants
Adjective
zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)
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
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sout
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sautu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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