солен

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

A grammaticalized resultant participle of соля́ (soljá, to salten) +‎ -ен (-en). Superseded an ealier слан (slan) (still found in dialects) from Proto-Slavic *solnъ. Compare Russian солёный (soljónyj).

Pronunciation

Participle

соле́н (solén)

  1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of соля́ (soljá)

Adjective

соле́н (solén) (adverb соле́но, abstract noun соле́ност or соленина́)

  1. salted (with added salt)
  2. (by extension) salty (taste)
  3. (chemistry) haline
    соле́н разтво́рsolén raztvórhaline solution
  4. (figurative) costly
  5. (figurative) dirty, obscene
Declension
Derived terms

References

  • соле́н”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • соле́н”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *solьnъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

со́лен (sólen)

  1. (relational) salt, briny
    со́лна ми́наsólna mínasalt mine
Declension

References

  • со́лен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • со́лен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solnъ.

Adjective

солен (solen) (comparative посолен, superlative најсолен, diminutive соленко, abstract noun салинитет)

  1. salted (with added salt)
  2. salty (taste)
  3. pickled
  4. (figurative, colloquial) expensive, costly
  5. (chemistry) hydrochloric
Declension

Participle

солен (solen)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of соли (soli)
Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

солен (solen) (not comparable)

  1. (relational) salt, haline
Declension