салют

Borrowed from Russian салю́т (saljút), or directly from French salut, from Latin salūs.

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈlʲu̟t]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Syllabification^(key): са‧лют

салю́т • (saljút) m

1. firework

   имаше голям салют за празника ― imaše goljam saljut za praznika ― there was a big fireworks display for the holiday

2. (military) salute (discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect)

   войниците направиха салют ― vojnicite napraviha saljut ― the soldiers gave a salute

салю́т • (saljút)

1. (informal, rare) hello

• “салют”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “салют”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

First attested in 1720. Via German Salut or directly from French salut, from Latin salūs.

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈlʲut]

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салю́т • (saljút) m inan (genitive салю́та, nominative plural салю́ты, genitive plural салю́тов)

1. fireworks

   Synonym: фейерве́рк (fejjervérk)

2. salute
3. Salyut (Soviet space station)

салю́т • (saljút)

1. (informal) hello
2. (informal) bye

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “салют”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “салют”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 137