English

Proper noun

Salina ‎(plural Salinas)

1. An island of the coast of Sicily.
2. A town in Colorado.
3. A city in Kansas.
4. A town in New York.
5. A town in Oklahoma.
6. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
7. A city in Utah.

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.

Proper noun

Salina ‎(plural Salinas)

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• lanais
• lianas
• Salian

English

Noun

salina ‎(plural salinas)

1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.

Anagrams

• lanais, lianas, Salian

Catalan

Noun

salina f ‎(plural salines)

1. salt pan

Icelandic

Noun

salina

1. definite accusative plural of salur

Italian

Etymology

From Latin salīna.

Noun

salina f ‎(plural saline)

1. salt pan, salt marsh, saltworks
2. salt mine

Related terms

• sale
• salinare

Anagrams

• nasali

Latin

Etymology

From sal +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈliː.na/

Noun

salīna f ‎(genitive salīnae); first declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) salt pan, salt works

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• salināria

Descendants

• Aromanian: sãrinji
• Italian: salina
• Portuguese: salina
• Romanian: sănină
• Spanish: salina

References

• SALINA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin salīna.

Noun

salina f (plural salinas)

1. salt pan (flat expanse of ground naturally covered with salt)
2. saltworks (place where salt is refined and prepared commercially)

Adjective

salina f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective salino.

Verb

salina

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of salinar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of salinar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin salīna.

Adjective

salina f sg

1. feminine singular of salino

Noun

salina f ‎(plural salinas)

1. salt pan, salt marsh, salt works
2. salt mine

Related terms