соль

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Belarusian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian соль (solʹ), from Old East Slavic соль (solĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sȍlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. Cognate with Russian соль (solʹ), Ukrainian сіль (silʹ), Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Armenian աղ (), Latin sāl and English salt.

Noun

соль (solʹf inan (genitive со́лі, nominative plural со́лі, genitive plural со́лей, relational adjective саляны́ or салявы́)

  1. salt
  2. (colloquial) point
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist whence all note names were taken.

Noun

соль (solʹn inan (indeclinable)

  1. (musical note) G

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish sol (sun), itself from Latin sol (sun).

Noun

соль (solʹm inan (genitive со́ля, nominative plural со́лі, genitive plural со́ляў)

  1. sol (Peruvian currency)
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References

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

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.

Noun

соль (solĭm

  1. salt

Declension

Old Ruthenian

соль

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic соль (solĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sȍlь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. Cognate with Russian соль (solʹ), Old Czech sól.

Noun

соль (solʹf inan

  1. salt

Descendants

  • Belarusian: соль (solʹ); со́ля (sólja) (dialectal)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: суль (sulʹ), сіль (silʹ)
  • Ukrainian: сіль (silʹ)

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*соль¹”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 368
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    Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “соль”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 82

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solь, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Cognates include Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Armenian աղ (), Latin sāl, and Old English sealt (English salt).

Noun

соль (solʹf inan (genitive со́ли, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural соле́й, relational adjective соляно́й or солево́й, diminutive сольца́)

  1. salt
    Соль земли́Solʹ zemlíSalt of the earth
    Не сыпь мне соль на ра́нуNe sypʹ mne solʹ na ránuDon't pour salt in my wound
  2. (colloquial) point
    Synonyms: прико́л (prikól), смысл (smysl), суть (sutʹ)
    И в чём тут вся соль?I v čom tut vsja solʹ?So what is the whole point of it?
  3. (colloquial) punch line (e.g. in stand-up or in a joke)
  4. (slang) psychoactive bath salts (mephedrone, or any similar stimulant designer drug)
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist whence all note names were taken.

Noun

соль (solʹn inan (indeclinable)

  1. (musical note) G
    со́ль дие́зsólʹ dijéz/diézG sharp
    со́ль бемо́льsólʹ bemólʹG flat
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish sol (sun), itself from Latin sol (sun).

Noun

соль (solʹm inan (genitive со́ля, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural со́лей)

  1. sol (unit of Peruvian currency)
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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

соль (solʹn inan (indeclinable)

  1. (music) G, sol (musical note)

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