sâl

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sal"

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sāl, salem.

Noun[edit]

sâl m (plural sâls)

  1. salt

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Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology by GPC. Maybe a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el- (“to stumble”) (whence Sanskrit स्खल् (skhal, “to stumble, fail”), Persian سکرفیدن (sekarfidan, “to stumble”), Ancient Greek σφάλλω (sphállō, “to bring down”), σφάλλομαι (sphállomai, “to fall”), Old Armenian սխալեմ (sxalem, “to stumble, fail”), and perhaps Latin fallō (“to deceive”)), with assimilation of the -gʷʰh₂- into a long â vowel?”

Adjective[edit]

sâl (feminine singular sâl, plural seilion, equative saled, comparative salach, superlative salaf, not mutable)

  1. ill, sick, unwell
    Synonyms: afiach, claf, gwael, nychlyd, tost
  2. shoddy, shabby, poor, paltry
    Synonyms: gwael, di-raen, pitw
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See sêl.

Noun[edit]

sâl f (plural saloedd or sâls, not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of sêl (“sale; auction”)

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sâl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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