salpeter

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch salpeter, from Medieval Latin salpetra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɑlˈpeː.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sal‧pe‧ter
  • Rhymes: -eːtər

Noun

salpeter m or n (uncountable)

  1. saltpetre (UK), saltpeter (US)

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Descendants

  • Papiamentu: salpeter

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sal.pɛ.tər/
  • Hyphenation: sal‧pe‧ter

Noun

salpeter

  1. saltpetre (UK), saltpeter (US)

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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Late Latin sal petrae and Medieval Latin salpetra, via German Salpeter.

Noun

salpeter m (definite singular salpeteren)

  1. saltpetre, saltpeter (US), or potassium nitrate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Late Latin sal petrae and Medieval Latin salpetra, via German Salpeter.

Noun

salpeter m (definite singular salpeteren)

  1. saltpetre, saltpeter (US), or potassium nitrate

Synonyms

Derived terms

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