saltern

English

Etymology

Old English sealtærn, from sealt (“salt”) + ærn (“place, building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)n/

Noun

saltern (plural salterns)

1. (archaeology) An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
2. A modern saltworks.

Translations

modern saltworks

• Bulgarian: солница (bg) f (solnica)
• Burmese: ဆားကျင်း (my) (hca:kyang:)
• Esperanto: salejo, salfarejo, salsekiĝejo
• Greek: αλυκή (el) f (alykí)
• Ottoman Turkish: طوزله (tuzla)
• Polish: salina (pl) f
• Portuguese: salina (pt) f
• Turkish: tuzla (tr), memleha (tr) (archaic)

Anagrams

• Antlers, Lenarts, antlers, rentals, reslant, sternal