Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saltish
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat salty.

Etymology

From Middle English saltish, equivalent to salt + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: saltish
Suffix: salt

Inflected Forms

more saltish (comparative) most saltish (superlative)

Derived Forms

saltishly saltishness

Questions

What does saltish mean?: Somewhat salty.
Where does saltish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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