das Meersalz
sea salt
Salt obtained from seawater by allowing the water to evaporate.
EXAMPLE
Sie würzt den Salat mit grobem Meersalz.
She seasons the salad with coarse sea salt.
das Meersalz
sea salt
das Meersalz, die Meersalze
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Meersalz, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Meersalze |
| genitive | des Meersalzes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Meersalz | die Meersalze |
| accusative | das Meersalz | die Meersalze |
| dative | dem Meersalz | den Meersalzen |
| genitive | des Meersalzes | der Meersalze |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Meersalz' (sea salt) is made up of 'Meer' (sea) and 'Salz' (salt). The first component indicates the origin of the salt here.
EXAMPLE
Für das Gericht habe ich etwas Meersalz gekauft.
I bought some sea salt for the dish.
Typical collocations
Common collocations with 'Meersalz' (sea salt) include 'grobes Meersalz' (coarse sea salt), 'feines Meersalz' (fine sea salt), and 'Meersalz zum Würzen' (sea salt for seasoning). The grain size is often mentioned because it plays a role in cooking and use.
EXAMPLE
Für die Suppe nehme ich feines Meersalz.
I use fine sea salt for the soup.
The preposition 'mit' when seasoning
When seasoning, 'Meersalz' (sea salt) often follows the preposition 'mit' (with). Typical sentence patterns are 'etwas mit Meersalz würzen' (to season something with sea salt) or 'mit Meersalz abschmecken' (to adjust the seasoning with sea salt).
EXAMPLE
Die Köchin schmeckt die Sauce mit Meersalz ab.
The chef adjusts the sauce's seasoning with sea salt.
In real life
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