leip-sool

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Votic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From leipe (bread) and soolõ (salt), referring to the practice of bread and salt, and perhaps a kind of calque of Russian хлеб-соль (xleb-solʹ), хлеб да соль (xleb da solʹ).

Pronunciation

Interjection

leip-sool

  1. An expression to be uttered by a guest arriving at someone's home or kitchen to express good wishes.
  2. bon appétit!

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “leipä-soola”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn