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saltpetre en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɔːltˈpiːtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Italic *sāls Latin sāl Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrae Medieval Latin sāl petrae Old French salpetrebor. Middle English saltpetre English saltpetre From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:originally, uncountable, usually) Potassium nitrate.
  2. (uncommon, uncountable, usually) Sodium nitrate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
saltpetres Number=Plur lexicographic
saltpeter US, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Norway salpetre · ? peter · Chile saltpetre · Chilean saltpetre

Synonyms

nitre (potassium nitrate) · soda nitre (sodium nitrate) · niter (potassium nitrate) · Chile saltpeter (sodium nitrate) · nitrate of potash (potassium nitrate) · Chile saltpetre (sodium nitrate) · caliche (sodium nitrate) · potassium nitrate (potassium nitrate) · Chilean saltpeter (potassium nitrate) · sodium nitrate (sodium nitrate) · Chilean saltpetre (potassium nitrate) · soda niter (sodium nitrate)

saltpetre en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɔːltˈpiːtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Italic *sāls Latin sāl Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrae Medieval Latin sāl petrae Old French salpetrebor. Middle English saltpetre English saltpetre From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To treat with saltpetre.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
saltpeter US, alternative lexicographic
saltpetres Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
saltpetring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saltpetred Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saltpetred Tense=Past lexicographic