zout

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltan, the adjective from *saltaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• IPA: /zʌu̯t/, /zɑu̯t/

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• Homophones: zoudt

Noun

zout n. (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje)

1. salt

Adjective

zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)

1. salted
2. salty (taste)

Declension

Declension of zout

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		zout	zouter
neuter singular	indefinite	zout	zouter
	definite	zoute	zoutere	zoutste	het zoutst(e)
common singular		zoute	zoutere	zoutste	de zoutste
plural		zoute	zoutere	zoutste	de zoutste
partitive		zouts	zouters

Related terms

• keukenzout

See also

• (tastes) smaak; bitter, zoet, zout, zuur ^{(Category: nl:Taste) [edit]}

Verb

zout

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zouten.
2. imperative of zouten.