Parts of speech
Nouns |
сіль, gen. солі - salt |
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Adjectives |
соляний - pertaining to, or containing, salt |
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солоний - salty, containing salt (по)солений - salted (participle) |
Adverbs |
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Verbs |
(по)солити - to salt |
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Useful compounds |
сіль землі - salt of the earth соляні печери - salt caves |
Additional information
1. сіль is a non-first declension feminine noun (principal cases: сіль солі сіллю солі солей)
2. хліб-сіль (bread and salt) is a symbol of hospitality (as in the phrase 'дякую за хліб-сіль' - 'thank you for your hospitality'); bread and salt are traditionally used to greet important guests on arrival
3. in a metaphorical sense, солити can mean 'to put something aside for a rainy day' and, also, 'to cause someone annoyance or pain'; солоне життя - a hard, arduous life.
Related words
сільниця - salt cellar (not to be confused with other words begining with сіль-, derived from село - village, countryside or rural context)
солонина - salted beef, also salted pork fat (dialectal)
солянка - a meat or fish stew or thick soup
розсіл (росіл) - beef or chicken broth, also brine