солен

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

A grammaticalized resultant participle of соля́ (soljá, “to salten”) +‎ -ен (-en). Superseded an ealier слан (slan) (still found in dialects) from Proto-Slavic *solnъ. Compare Russian солёный (soljónyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soˈlɛn]

Participle

соле́н • (solén)

1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of соля́ (soljá)

Adjective

соле́н • (solén) (adverb соле́но, abstract noun соле́ност or соленина́)

1. salted (with added salt)
2. (by extension) salty (taste)
3. (chemistry) haline

   соле́н разтво́р ― solén raztvór ― haline solution

4. (figurative) costly
5. (figurative) dirty, obscene

Declension

Positive forms of соле́н

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	соле́н solén	соле́на soléna	соле́но soléno	соле́ни soléni
definite (subject form)	соле́ният solénijat	соле́ната solénata	соле́ното solénoto	соле́ните solénite
definite (object form)	соле́ния solénija

Comparative forms of соле́н

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-соле́н pó-solén	по́-соле́на pó-soléna	по́-соле́но pó-soléno	по́-соле́ни pó-soléni
definite (subject form)	по́-соле́ният pó-solénijat	по́-соле́ната pó-solénata	по́-соле́ното pó-solénoto	по́-соле́ните pó-solénite
definite (object form)	по́-соле́ния pó-solénija

Superlative forms of соле́н

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-соле́н náj-solén	на́й-соле́на náj-soléna	на́й-соле́но náj-soléno	на́й-соле́ни náj-soléni
definite (subject form)	на́й-соле́ният náj-solénijat	на́й-соле́ната náj-solénata	на́й-соле́ното náj-solénoto	на́й-соле́ните náj-solénite
definite (object form)	на́й-соле́ния náj-solénija

Derived terms

• солене́я (solenéja)
• соле́нка (solénka)

References

• “соле́н”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “соле́н”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *solьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔlɛn]

Adjective

со́лен • (sólen)

1. (relational) salt, briny

   со́лна ми́на ― sólna mína ― salt mine

Declension

Positive forms of со́лен

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	со́лен sólen	со́лна sólna	со́лно sólno	со́лни sólni
definite (subject form)	со́лният sólnijat	со́лната sólnata	со́лното sólnoto	со́лните sólnite
definite (object form)	со́лния sólnija

Comparative forms of со́лен

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-со́лен pó-sólen	по́-со́лна pó-sólna	по́-со́лно pó-sólno	по́-со́лни pó-sólni
definite (subject form)	по́-со́лният pó-sólnijat	по́-со́лната pó-sólnata	по́-со́лното pó-sólnoto	по́-со́лните pó-sólnite
definite (object form)	по́-со́лния pó-sólnija

Superlative forms of со́лен

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-со́лен náj-sólen	на́й-со́лна náj-sólna	на́й-со́лно náj-sólno	на́й-со́лни náj-sólni
definite (subject form)	на́й-со́лният náj-sólnijat	на́й-со́лната náj-sólnata	на́й-со́лното náj-sólnoto	на́й-со́лните náj-sólnite
definite (object form)	на́й-со́лния náj-sólnija

References

• “со́лен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “со́лен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• лесно (lesno), носле (nosle)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔlɛn]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solnъ.

Adjective

солен • (solen) (comparative посолен, superlative најсолен, diminutive соленко, abstract noun салинитет)

1. salted (with added salt)
2. salty (taste)
3. pickled
4. (figurative, colloquial) expensive, costly
5. (chemistry) hydrochloric

Declension

Declension of солен

positive	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	солен (solen)	солена (solena)	солено (soleno)	солени (soleni)
definite unspecified	солениот (soleniot)	солената (solenata)	соленото (solenoto)	солените (solenite)
definite proximal	солениов (soleniov)	соленава (solenava)	соленово (solenovo)	солениве (solenive)
definite distal	соленион (solenion)	соленана (solenana)	соленоно (solenono)	соленине (solenine)
comparative	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	посолен (posolen)	посолена (posolena)	посолено (posoleno)	посолени (posoleni)
definite unspecified	посолениот (posoleniot)	посолената (posolenata)	посоленото (posolenoto)	посолените (posolenite)
definite proximal	посолениов (posoleniov)	посоленава (posolenava)	посоленово (posolenovo)	посолениве (posolenive)
definite distal	посоленион (posolenion)	посоленана (posolenana)	посоленоно (posolenono)	посоленине (posolenine)
superlative	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	најсолен (najsolen)	најсолена (najsolena)	најсолено (najsoleno)	најсолени (najsoleni)
definite unspecified	најсолениот (najsoleniot)	најсолената (najsolenata)	најсоленото (najsolenoto)	најсолените (najsolenite)
definite proximal	најсолениов (najsoleniov)	најсоленава (najsolenava)	најсоленово (najsolenovo)	најсолениве (najsolenive)
definite distal	најсоленион (najsolenion)	најсоленана (najsolenana)	најсоленоно (najsolenono)	најсоленине (najsolenine)

Participle

солен • (solen)

1. masculine singular adjectival participle of соли (soli)

Declension

Declension of солен

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	солен (solen)	солена (solena)	солено (soleno)	солени (soleni)
definite unspecified	солениот (soleniot)	солената (solenata)	соленото (solenoto)	солените (solenite)
definite proximal	солениов (soleniov)	соленава (solenava)	соленово (solenovo)	солениве (solenive)
definite distal	соленион (solenion)	соленана (solenana)	соленоно (solenono)	соленине (solenine)

Etymology 2

Adjective

солен • (solen) (not comparable)

1. (relational) salt, haline

Declension

Declension of солен

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	солен (solen)	солна (solna)	солно (solno)	солни (solni)
definite unspecified	солниот (solniot)	солната (solnata)	солното (solnoto)	солните (solnite)
definite proximal	солниов (solniov)	солнава (solnava)	солново (solnovo)	солниве (solnive)
definite distal	солнион (solnion)	солнана (solnana)	солноно (solnono)	солнине (solnine)