salpêtre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sāl petrae, from sāl (“salt”) and petra (“rock, stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sal.pɛtʁ/

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Noun

salpêtre m (plural salpêtres)

1. (chemistry) saltpetre (potassium nitrate)

Verb

salpêtre

1. first-person singular present indicative of salpêtrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of salpêtrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of salpêtrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of salpêtrer
5. second-person singular imperative of salpêtrer

Further reading

• “salpêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.