zout

Inherited from Old Czech zúti, from Proto-Slavic *jьzuti (“to take off (footwear)”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áutei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew-. Cognate with Latin exuere.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzou̯t]

zout pf (imperfective zouvat)

1. to take off (a shoe)

   Antonym: obout

• “zouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /zɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: zout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophone: zoudt

From Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltą, the adjective from *saltaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare German Salz, West Frisian sâlt, English salt, Danish salt.

zout n (plural zouten, diminutive zoutje n)

1. salt

   Wie heeft er twee kilo zout in mijn soep gedaan? Nu smaakt het ranzig!

   Who's put two kilogrammes of salt in my soup? It tastes putrid now!

• Afrikaans: sout
• Negerhollands: sout
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sout
• → Aukan: sawtu
• → Loup A: sat
• →? Mahican: săschuak
• → Saramaccan: sátu
• → Sranan Tongo: sowtu
  • → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: sautu

zout (comparative zouter, superlative zoutst)

1. salted

   Hou jij van zoute haring? ― Do you like salted herring?

2. salty (taste)

   Dit is echt veel te zout! ― This really is far too salty!

• zilt
• zult, zulte

• Afrikaans: sout
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sautu

• (tastes) smaak; bitter, zoet, zout, zuur ^{(Category: nl:Taste)}

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

zout

1. inflection of zouten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative