соль

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [solʲ]

Noun

соль • (solʹ) m inan (genitive со́ля, nominative plural со́лі, genitive plural со́ляў)

1. salt

Declension

Declension of соль (inan soft masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	соль solʹ	со́лі sóli
genitive	со́ля sólja	со́ляў sóljaŭ
dative	со́лю sólju	со́лям sóljam
accusative	соль solʹ	со́лі sóli
instrumental	со́лем sóljem	со́лямі sóljami
locative	со́лі sóli	со́лях sóljax
count form	—	со́лі1 sóli1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “соль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

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

Noun

соль • (solĭ) m

1. salt

Declension

Declension of соль (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	соль solĭ	соли soli	соли soli
genitive	соли soli	солью, солию solĭju, soliju	сольи, солии solĭi, solii
dative	соли soli	сольма solĭma	сольмъ solĭmŭ
accusative	соль solĭ	соли soli	соли soli
instrumental	сольѭ, солиѭ solĭjǫ, solijǫ	сольма solĭma	сольми solĭmi
locative	соли soli	солью, солию solĭju, soliju	сольхъ solĭxŭ
vocative	соли soli	соли soli	сольѥ, солиѥ solĭje, solije

Old Ruthenian

соль

Alternative forms

• sol

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic соль (solĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sȍlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. Cognate with Russian соль (solʹ), Old Czech sól.

Noun

соль • (solʹ) f inan

1. salt

Descendants

• Belarusian: соль (solʹ); со́ля (sólja) (dialectal)
• Rusyn: суль (sulʹ), сіль (silʹ)
• Ukrainian: сіль (silʹ)

Further reading

• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*соль¹”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 368
• Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “соль”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 82

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [solʲ]

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

соль • (solʹ) f inan (genitive со́ли, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural соле́й, relational adjective соляно́й or солево́й, diminutive сольца́)

1. salt

   Соль земли ― Solʹ zemli ― Salt of the earth

   Не сыпь мне соль на рану ― Ne sypʹ mne solʹ na ranu ― Don't pour salt in my wound

2. (colloquial) point

   Synonyms: прикол (prikol), смысл (smysl), суть (sutʹ)

   И в чём тут вся соль? ― I v čóm tut vsja solʹ? ― So what is the whole point of it?

3. (colloquial) punch line (e.g. in stand-up or in a joke)
4. (slang) mephedrone, or any similar designer drug

Declension

Declension of соль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e) 

	singular	plural
nominative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
genitive	со́ли sóli	соле́й soléj
dative	со́ли sóli	соля́м soljám
accusative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
instrumental	со́лью sólʹju	соля́ми soljámi
prepositional	со́ли sóli	соля́х soljáx

Pre-reform declension of соль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e) 

	singular	plural
nominative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
genitive	со́ли sóli	соле́й soléj
dative	со́ли sóli	соля́мъ soljám
accusative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
instrumental	со́лью sólʹju	соля́ми soljámi
prepositional	со́ли sóli	соля́хъ soljáx

Derived terms

• соли́ть (solítʹ), соле́ние (solénije), соле́нье (solénʹje)
• солёный (soljónyj), со́лоно (sólono)
• солонова́тый (solonovátyj)
• солоне́ц (solonéc)
• соло́нка (solónka)
• солева́рня (solevárnja), солева́рница (solevárnica)
• солони́на (solonína)
• солонча́к (solončák)
• соль-вода (solʹ-voda) (said against bees and whasps)
• засо́лка (zasólka)
• посо́л (posól)
• рассо́л (rassól) (pickle brine)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

соль • (solʹ) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (musical note) G

   со́ль дие́з ― sólʹ dijéz/diéz ― G sharp

   со́ль бемо́ль ― sólʹ bemólʹ ― G flat

See also

• Previous: фа (fa)
• Next: ля (lja)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

соль • (solʹ) m inan (genitive со́ля, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural со́лей)

1. sol (unit of Peruvian currency)

Declension

Declension of соль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
genitive	со́ля sólja	со́лей sólej
dative	со́лю sólju	со́лям sóljam
accusative	со́ль sólʹ	со́ли sóli
instrumental	со́лем sólem	со́лями sóljami
prepositional	со́ле sóle	со́лях sóljax