Belarusian

Noun

соль • ‎(sol') m inanimate

1. salt

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

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

Noun

соль • ‎(solĭ) m

1. salt

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [solʲ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

соль • ‎(solʹ) f inan ‎(genitive со́ли, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural соле́й)

1. salt
2. (colloquial) point
3. punch line

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Related terms

• засолка ‎(zasolka)
• посо́л ‎(posól)
• рассо́л ‎(rassól)
• соле́ние n ‎(solénije)
• солёный ‎(soljónyj)
• солить ‎(solitʹ)
• солонец ‎(solonec)
• соло́нка ‎(solónka)
• солончак ‎(solončak)
• соляно́й ‎(soljanój)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

соль • ‎(solʹ) n inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. (musical note) G

   соль дие́з‎ ― solʹ dijéz ― G sharp

   соль бемо́ль‎ ― solʹ bemólʹ ― G flat

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Etymology 3

Borrowing from Spanish sol ‎(“sun”), itself from Latin sol ‎(“sun”).

Noun

соль • ‎(solʹ) m inan ‎(genitive со́ля, nominative plural со́ли, genitive plural со́лей)

1. sol (unit of Peruvian currency)

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