sale

Syllable Decomposition

sale

from the Old Low Franconian salu "pale, dull" (cf. Dutch zaluw), by association with the Italian salavo of the same meaning; related to the regional German sal "dark", to the English sallow "waxy". A cross with the Gaulish is also plausible, by relating this word to the Irish and Scottish sal "dirt", salach "dirty" and the Welsh halog "dirty".

Definitions

arts

Synonyms

cochonnécrasseuxdégueudégueulassecracracradecradinguecradocraspecmalpropremiteuxpouilleuxméprisablesinistrevilgrospauvre

Antonyms

Plural

sales

Translations

  • germangerman:dreckig
  • englishenglish:dirty
  • spanishspanish:sucio
  • italianitalian:vile
  • dutchdutch:vuil
  • portugueseportuguese:sujo
  • russianrussian:грязный
  • swedishswedish:usel

See also

salissable (adj.) salauderie (cn.) sale (v.) resalir (v.) Sâles (pn.) salissement (cn.) salir (v.) insalissable (adj.) salaud (adj.) saleté (cn.) saloperie (cn.) salissant (adj.) Sale (pn.)