zout

Dutch

Etymology

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.

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	zoutst, zoutste
common singular		zoute	zoutere	zoutste	zoutste
plural		zoute	zoutere	zoutste	zoutste
partitive		zouts	zouters

Related terms

• zilt
• zult

Derived terms

• keukenzout

See also

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

Verb

zout

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