salum

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter, singular) the (open or high) sea, main, deep, ocean
2. (declension-2, neuter, singular) roadstead, berth, anchorage
3. (declension-2, neuter, singular) the sea in motion; waves, billow
4. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter, singular) the colour of the sea
5. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter, singular) sea of thought, anxiety, agitation or trouble
6. (declension-2, figuratively, neuter, singular) stream, current

Concepts

sea

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ocean

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body of water

bounding main

Synonyms

altum

mare

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oceanus

pontus

fretus

pelagus

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fretum

Translations

mar

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See

mare

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mar

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θάλασσα

mer

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Meer

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πέλαγος

zee

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océan

ωκεανός

oceà

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pleine mer

πόντος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsa.ɫũː]

Etymology

Either from sāl (“salt”) or borrowed from Ancient Greek σάλος (sálos, “movement of the sea”).