zout

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: zout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophone: zoudt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sout, 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.

Noun

zout n (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje n)

1. salt

Derived terms

• bergzout
• keukenzout
• mijnzout
• zeezout
• zouten
• zoutloos
• zoutmijn
• zoutoplossing

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sout
• → Sranan Tongo: sowtu

Adjective

zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)

1. salted
2. salty (taste)

Inflection

Declension of zout
uninflected	zout
inflected	zoute
comparative	zouter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zout	zouter	het zoutst het zoutste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zoute	zoutere	zoutste
	n. sing.	zout	zouter	zoutste
	plural	zoute	zoutere	zoutste
definite		zoute	zoutere	zoutste
partitive		zouts	zouters	—

Related terms

• zilt
• zult

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sout

See also

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zout

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zouten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of zouten