"saltpetre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/, /sɔːltˈpiːtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saltpetre.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saltpetre2.wav Forms: saltpetres [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saltpetre}} Middle English saltpetre, {{der|en|fro|salpetre}} Old French salpetre, {{der|en|ML.|sāl petrae|t=salt of the rock}} Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), {{m+|la|sāl}} Latin sāl Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} saltpetre (usually uncountable, plural saltpetres)
  1. (originally) Potassium nitrate. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (potassium nitrate): Chilean saltpeter, Chilean saltpetre, nitrate of potash, niter, nitre, potassium nitrate
    Sense id: en-saltpetre-en-noun-D2lT3QkD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 52 4 Disambiguation of 'potassium nitrate': 74 26
  2. (uncommon) Sodium nitrate. Tags: uncommon, uncountable, usually Synonyms (sodium nitrate): caliche, Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre, soda niter, soda nitre, sodium nitrate
    Sense id: en-saltpetre-en-noun-rFBTAfmd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 60 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 52 4 Disambiguation of 'sodium nitrate': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saltpeter [US] Derived forms: Chile saltpetre, Chilean saltpetre, Norway salpetre

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/, /sɔːltˈpiːtə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saltpetre.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saltpetre2.wav Forms: saltpetres [present, singular, third-person], saltpetring [participle, present], saltpetred [participle, past], saltpetred [past]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saltpetre}} Middle English saltpetre, {{der|en|fro|salpetre}} Old French salpetre, {{der|en|ML.|sāl petrae|t=salt of the rock}} Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), {{m+|la|sāl}} Latin sāl Head templates: {{en-verb}} saltpetre (third-person singular simple present saltpetres, present participle saltpetring, simple past and past participle saltpetred)
  1. (transitive) To treat with saltpetre. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-saltpetre-en-verb-ZbDiW~E6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saltpeter [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-saltpetre2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-saltpetre2.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "saltpeter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "saltpetre"
}

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