zout

Czech

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzou̯t]

Verb

zout pf (imperfective zouvat)

1. to take off (a shoe)

   Antonym: obout

Conjugation

Conjugation of zout

infinitive zout, zouti active adjective zuvší verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person zuji, zuju (coll.) zujeme — zujme 2nd person zuješ zujete zuj zujte 3rd person zuje zují, zujou (coll.) — — participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate zul zuli zut zuti masculine inanimate zuly zuty feminine zula zuta neuter zulo zula zuto zuta transgressives present past masculine singular — zuv feminine + neuter singular — zuvši plural — zuvše

Related terms

• obout
• obuv f
• přezout
• přezůvka f
• vyzout
• zouvat
• zouvák m
• zutý m

Further reading

• “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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑu̯t/

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

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

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!

Derived terms

• bergzout
• keukenzout
• mijnzout
• strooizout
• tafelzout
• zeezout
• zouten
• zoutgeest
• zoutgehalte
• zouthydraat
• zoutig
• zoutloos
• zoutmeer
• zoutmijn
• zoutoplossing
• zoutvlees
• zoutzuur

Descendants

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

Adjective

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!

Declension

Declension of zout
uninflected	zout
inflected	zoute
comparative	zouter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zout	zouter	het zoutst het zoutste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zoute	zoutere	zoutste
	n. sing.	zout	zouter	zoutste
	plural	zoute	zoutere	zoutste
definite		zoute	zoutere	zoutste
partitive		zouts	zouters	—

Derived terms

• zoutheid

Related terms

• zilt
• zult, zulte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sout
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sautu

See also

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zout

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