*salą

Runic: ᛊᚨᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsɑ.lɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. house; dwelling
  2. hall; (main) room

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sel- (‘human settlement, village, dwelling’). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic село (selo) (selo, ‘courtyard, village’), Lithuanian sala (‘village’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.saląsalō
Acc.saląsalō
Gen.salas, salissalǫ̂
Dat.salaisalamaz
Inst.salōsalamiz
Voc.saląsalō

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Descendants

  • sæl (Old English)
    • sal, sale (Middle English)
      • sale (English)
  • *sal (Old Frisian)
    • Soal (Saterland Frisian)
    • seal (West Frisian)
  • *sel (Old Frisian)
    • Soal (Saterland Frisian)
    • seal (West Frisian)
  • *sal (Old Saxon)
    • sel (Middle Low German)
  • sal (Old High German)
    • sala (Italian)
    • sal (Middle High German)
    • sala (Portuguese)
    • sala (Spanish)

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