salts

See also: Salts and sålts

English

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Noun

salts

1. plural of salt

Verb

salts

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of salt

Anagrams

• lasts, slats

Catalan

Noun

salts

1. plural of salt

Danish

Noun

salts n

1. indefinite genitive singular of salt

Icelandic

Noun

salts n

1. indefinite genitive singular of salt

Latvian

Etymology

From the stem of the verb salt (“to freeze”), of which it was the past participle. Cognates include Lithuanian šáltas, Old Prussian salta (< *salts).

Adjective

salts (definite saltais, comparative saltāks, superlative vissaltākais, adverb salti)

1. cold, frosty, freezing, frozen (having very low temperature)

   salts pavasaris ― cold spring

   salta nakts ― cold night

   zeme jau ir salta ― the earth is already frozen

   viņa vaigi stinga saltajā ziemas gaisā ― his cheeks were rigid in the freezing winter air

2. cold (relating to the feelings caused by low temperatures)

   salti sviedri ― cold sweat

   saltas tirpas noskrien pār visu ķermeni ― a cold tingling ran over (his) whole body

   slapji cimdi iedzen visā ķermenī saltus drebuļus ― wet gloves drove cold chills into (his) whole body

3. (figuratively, of colors, states, situations, etc.) cold, uncomfortable, unpleasant

   salts baltums ― cold white(ness)

   sirma dīzegle saltajā klusumā trīc ― the gray fir tree trembled in the cold silence

4. (of people, their behavior) cold (which shows no feelings, insensitive, unresponsive, unfriendly)

   salts egoisms, nicinājums ― cold selfishness, contempt

   salts miers ― cold piece, quiet

   virsnieka sejā izzuda saltā, nedzīvā izteiksme ― on the officer's face the cold, lifeless expression disappeared

   salts, nekustīgs, nepieejams, viņš sēdēja ratos un gaidīja ― cold, motionless, unapproachable, he sat in the cart and waited

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of salts

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	salts	salti		salta	saltas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	saltu	saltus		saltu	saltas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	salta	saltu		saltas	saltu
dative (datīvs)	saltam	saltiem		saltai	saltām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	saltu	saltiem		saltu	saltām
locative (lokatīvs)	saltā	saltos		saltā	saltās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• auksts
• vēss, dzestrs, svaigs, spirgts

Antonyms

• karsts
• silts

Derived terms

• saltums

Participle

salts (definite saltais)

1. indefinite past passive participle of salt

Old Norse

Adjective

salts

1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of saltr (“salty”)

Noun

salts

1. indefinite genitive singular of salt (“salt”)

Swedish

Noun

salts

1. indefinite genitive singular of salt

Anagrams

• lasts, stals