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salinum.

salt-cellar;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[saˈliː.nũː]Classical-Latin[saˈliː.num]
  1. salt cellar (tableware)

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Substantivisation of the neuter of an otherwise unattested adjective *salīnus, from sal (“salt”) + -īnus. For the neuter gender, compare vās (“vessel, container”). Not the source of English saline; see salīna.

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