соль

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь.

Noun

1. salt

References

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

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.

Noun

соль • (solĭ) m

1. salt

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [solʲ]

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Etymology 1

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)

1. salt
2. (colloquial) point
3. punch line

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

Derived terms

• соляно́й (soljanój), солево́й (solevój)
• соли́ть (solítʹ), соле́ние (solénije), соле́нье (solénʹje)
• солёный (soljónyj), со́лоно (sólono)
• солонова́тый (solonovátyj)
• солоне́ц (solonéc)
• соло́нка (solónka)
• солева́рня (solevárnja), солева́рница (solevárnica)
• солони́на (solonína)
• солонча́к (solončák)
• засо́лка (zasólka)
• посо́л (posól)
• рассо́л (rassól)

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