samlet

English

Etymology

Either a contraction of salmon +‎ -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsamlət/

Noun

samlet (plural samlets)

1. A young salmon.
   • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 193:

     Demon popped into his mouth a last morsel of black bread with elastic samlet, gulped down a last pony of vodka and took his place at the table with Marina facing him across its oblong length.

Anagrams

• lamest, malest, metals

Danish

Verb

samlet

1. past participle of samle
2. (as an adjective) overall, total, whole
3. (as an adjective) joint
4. (as an adjective) assembled
5. (adverbial) taken together, in the aggregate
6. (adverbial) jointly
7. (adverbial) in a body

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

samlet

1. simple past and past participle of samle

Alternative forms

• samla