Soot

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÊŠt/
• Rhymes: -ÊŠt

Origin

Old English sōt, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą ("soot"), a derivation of *sitjaną (whence also English sit). Cognate with Old Norse sót, Old Dutch soet and Middle Low German sōt. Compare similar ō-grade formation from the Proto-Indo-European *sed- ("sit") in Old Irish suide ("soot") and Balto-Slavic: Lithuanian súodžiai ("soot"), and Proto-Slavic *sadja ("soot") (Russian са́жа, Polish and Slovak sadza, Bulgarian са́жда).

Full definition of soot

Noun

1. Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

Synonyms

• lampblack

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover or dress with soot.to soot land

Anagrams

• Soto