селитра

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian селитра (selitra) (since 1596), from Old Ruthenian селитра (selitra) (since 1565, whence Ukrainian селітра (selitra)), from earlier салитра (salitra) (att. in 1517 in Skaryna's Proverbs). Further origin unclear but akin to Middle Polish saletra (whence Old Ruthenian салетра (saletra) and Belarusian салетра (saljetra)), Old Polish sanletra, Old Czech salnitr, sanitr, sanytr, Bavarian Salitter, Middle High German saliter, salniter, Serbo-Croatian са̀литра, Spanish salitre, Catalan salnitre, Latin sal nitrum (which is from sal and nitrum, see there for further etymology).

Displaced earlier Middle Russian ямчуга (jamčuga) during the 17th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈlʲitrə]

Noun

сели́тра • (selítra) f inan (genitive сели́тры, uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) saltpetre (potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate)

Declension
Declension of сели́тра (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative сели́тра
selítra
genitive сели́тры
selítry
dative сели́тре
selítre
accusative сели́тру
selítru
instrumental сели́трой, сели́трою
selítroj, selítroju
prepositional сели́тре
selítre
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