соль

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.

Noun

соль (solĭ) f

1. salt

---

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Cognates include Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Ancient Greek ἅλς, Armenian աղ (aġ), Latin sāl, and Old English sealt (English salt).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /solʲ/

Noun

соль (sol’) f

1. salt
2. (colloquial) point
3. punch line
4. sol (solfège)

Declension

    declension of соль

	singular	plural
nominative	со́ль	со́ли
genitive	со́ли	соле́й
dative	со́ли	соля́м
accusative	со́ль	со́ли
instrumental	со́лью	соля́ми
prepositional	со́ли	соля́х

Related terms

• засолка
• посол
• рассол
• соление
• солёный
• солить
• солонец
• солонка
• солончак
• соляной

Etymology 2

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist whence all note names were taken.

Noun

соль n (indeclinable)

1. (musical note) G

   • соль дие́з — G sharp
   • соль бемо́ль — G flat

Previous: фа

Next: ля

Etymology 3

From Spanish sol (“sun”), itself from Latin sol (“sun”).

Noun

соль (sol’) m

1. sol (unit of Peruvian currency)