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Russian
Etymology
First attested in 1720. Via German Salut or directly from French salut, from Latin salūs.
Pronunciation
Noun
салю́т • (saljút) m inan (genitive салю́та, nominative plural салю́ты, genitive plural салю́тов)
- fireworks
- salute
- Salyut (Soviet space station)
Declension
Interjection
салю́т • (saljút)
- (informal) hello
- (informal) bye
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “салют”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “салют”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 137