Definition
Water that contains dissolved salt, typically seawater or water from salt lakes. Used to distinguish from freshwater in contexts like fishing, aquariums, or marine biology.
Etymology
Compound word from 'salt' (Old English 'sealt') and 'water' (Old English 'waeter'). The distinction became important as humans explored inland waterways versus ocean environments.
Kelly Says
Saltwater makes up 97% of Earth's water, but we can't drink it because our kidneys can't process that much salt - it would actually dehydrate us! This is why sailors throughout history feared being surrounded by water they couldn't drink.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አብረንብረንብ
abrenbrenb
ARالعربية
ماء مالح
maa maalih
BNবাংলা
লবণাক্ত জল
lobonokto jol
CACatalà
aigua salada
ah-gwah sah-lah-dah
CSČeština
slaná voda
slah-nah voh-dah
DADansk
saltvand
sahlt-vahn
DEDeutsch
Salzwasser
zalts-vah-ser
ELΕλληνικά
αλμυρό νερό
almyró neró
ESEspañol
agua salada
ah-gwah sah-lah-dah
FISuomi
suolainen vesi
soo-oh-lah-ee-neh veh-see
FRFrançais
eau salée
oh sah-lay
GUGU
મીઠું પાણી
meethun paani
HAHA
ruwa mai alkalami
roo-wah mah-ee ah-lah-kah-mee
HEעברית
מים מלוחים
mayim malukhim
HIहिन्दी
नमकीन पानी
namakeen paani
HUMagyar
sós víz
shohs veez
IDBahasa Indonesia
air asin
ah-eer ah-seen
IGIG
mmiri ozuzo
m-mee-ree oh-zoo-zoh
ITItaliano
acqua salata
ah-kwah sah-lah-tah
MRMR
मीठे पाणी
meethe paani
MSBahasa Melayu
air masin
ah-eer mah-seen
NLNederlands
zeewater
zay-vah-ter
NONorsk
saltvann
sahlt-vahn
PAPA
ਨਮਕੀਨ ਪਾਣੀ
namakeen paani
PLPolski
woda słona
voh-dah sloh-nah
PTPortuguês
água salgada
ah-gwah sah-gah-dah
RORomână
apă sărată
ah-peh sah-rah-tah
RUРусский
солёная вода
solʹyonaya voda
SVSvenska
saltvatten
sahlt-vah-ten
SWKiswahili
maji ya chumvi
mah-jee yah choo-mvee
TAதமிழ்
உப்புநீர்
uppu neer
TEతెలుగు
ఉప్పునీరు
uppu neeru
TLTL
tubig-alat
too-beeg ah-lah-t
TRTürkçe
tuzlu su
too-zloo soo
UKУкраїнська
солона вода
solona voda
URاردو
نمکین پانی
namakeen paani
VITiếng Việt
nước mặn
nước măn
YOYO
omi alatẹ
oh-mee ah-lah-teh
ZUZU
amanzi amancane
ah-mah-nee ah-mahn-tsah-neh