verb · transitive · rare

saltpetre

saltpetre · saltpetres · saltpetred · saltpetring

To treat with saltpetreTo treat with saltpetre.

/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/

Origin

From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl

From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).

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Forms

saltpetres, saltpetring, saltpetred, saltpetred

Base form	saltpetre · to saltpetre
3rd person singular	saltpetres
Present participle	saltpetring
Past simple	saltpetred
Past participle	saltpetred

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	saltpetre
he, she, it	saltpetres

Past simpleLesson

all persons

saltpetred

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have saltpetred
he, she, it	has saltpetred

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will saltpetre

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle