salsus

Latin

Etymology

From salio, from sal.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsal.sus/, [ˈsaɫ.sʊs]

Adjective

salsus (feminine salsa, neuter salsum); first/second declension

  1. salty
  2. salted (preserved in salt)
  3. (figuratively) witty

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative salsus salsa salsum salsī salsae salsa
Genitive salsī salsae salsī salsōrum salsārum salsōrum
Dative salsō salsae salsō salsīs salsīs salsīs
Accusative salsum salsam salsum salsōs salsās salsa
Ablative salsō salsā salsō salsīs salsīs salsīs
Vocative salse salsa salsum salsī salsae salsa

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Asturian: salsa (“saline water”)
  • Italian: salso
  • Portuguese: salsa (“parsley”)
  • Spanish: salso
  • Vulgar Latin: *salsa (“sauce”)
    • Asturian: salsa
    • Catalan: salsa
    • French: sauce (see there for further descendants)
    • Galician: salsa
    • Italian: salsa
    • Occitan: salsa
    • Spanish: salsa (see there for further descendants)

References
  • salsus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • salsus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • salsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • salsus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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