saltus

salt--us lat. 'Hüpfer, Sprung'; Salzung

Etymology 1

From saliō +‎ -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

Noun

saltus m (genitive saltūs); fourth declension

1. A leap, jump, bound, spring; a leaping [ quotations ▼]

   Nātūra nōn facit saltūs.

1. Nature does not make leaps.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saltus	saltūs
Genitive	saltūs	saltuum
Dative	saltuī	saltibus
Accusative	saltum	saltūs
Ablative	saltū	saltibus
Vocative	saltus	saltūs

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to silva.

Noun

saltus m (genitive saltūs); fourth declension

1. A forest or mountain pasture; a pass, dale, ravine, glade. [ quotations ▼]
2. A defile, a narrow pass
3. (historical units of measure) A saltus, a large unit of area equal to four centuriae (approximately 500 acres or 200  hectares), used especially in reference to tracts of public land.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saltus	saltūs
Genitive	saltūs	saltuum
Dative	saltuī	saltibus
Accusative	saltum	saltūs
Ablative	saltū	saltibus
Vocative	saltus	saltūs