salmi
English
Noun
salmi (countable and uncountable, plural salmis)
- (rare) A rich stew or ragout, especially of game.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- She went downstairs to the kitchen and actually cooked little dishes for him. "Isn't it a good salmi?" she said; "I made it for you. I can make you better dishes than that, and will when you come to see me."
Related terms
Finnish

Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *salmi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Cognates include Northern Sami čoalbmi (“narrow in lake”),[1] Skolt Sami čuäˊlmm (“sound, narrows”)[2] and possibly Udmurt сюм (śum, “bay, cove”).[3] Finnish dialectal jolma is a Saami loan.[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lmi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmi
- Syllabification(key): sal‧mi
Noun
salmi
Declension
Inflection of salmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | salmi | salmet | ||
genitive | salmen | salmien | ||
partitive | salmea | salmia | ||
illative | salmeen | salmiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | salmi | salmet | ||
accusative | nom. | salmi | salmet | |
gen. | salmen | |||
genitive | salmen | salmien | ||
partitive | salmea | salmia | ||
inessive | salmessa | salmissa | ||
elative | salmesta | salmista | ||
illative | salmeen | salmiin | ||
adessive | salmella | salmilla | ||
ablative | salmelta | salmilta | ||
allative | salmelle | salmille | ||
essive | salmena | salmina | ||
translative | salmeksi | salmiksi | ||
abessive | salmetta | salmitta | ||
instructive | — | salmin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
compounds
- Alasalmi
- Beringinsalmi
- Bosporinsalmi
- Gibraltarinsalmi
- Haapasalmi
- Hankasalmi
- Hevossalmi
- Hirvensalmi
- Hormuzinsalmi
- Hyrynsalmi
- Iisalmi
- Itäsalmi
- Karisalmi
- Kertšinsalmi
- Koreansalmi
- Kortesalmi
- Käkisalmi
- Luzoninsalmi
- Länsisalmi
- Patosalmi
- Porrassalmi
- Rantasalmi
- Salmenkallio
- Salmenoja
- Salmensuo
- salmensuu
- Salmensuu
- Salmijärvi
- Salmikivi
- Salmivaara
- Salmivuori
- Sulasalmi
- Suomussalmi
- Suursalmi
- Vehmersalmi
- Virtasalmi
See also
- kapeikko (“narrows”)
References
Further reading
- “salmi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈs̠ɑɫmʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈʃɑɫmi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmʲ, -ɑlmi
- Hyphenation: sal‧mi
Declension
Declension of salmi (type 5/lehti, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | salmi | salmet |
genitive | salmen | salmiin, salmiloin |
partitive | salmia | salmija, salmiloja |
illative | salmee | salmii, salmiloihe |
inessive | salmees | salmiis, salmilois |
elative | salmest | salmist, salmiloist |
allative | salmelle | salmille, salmiloille |
adessive | salmeel | salmiil, salmiloil |
ablative | salmelt | salmilt, salmiloilt |
translative | salmeks | salmiks, salmiloiks |
essive | salmenna, salmeen | salminna, salmiloinna, salmiin, salmiloin |
exessive1) | salment | salmint, salmiloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 502
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsal.mi/
- Rhymes: -almi
- Hyphenation: sàl‧mi
Latvian
Declension
Declension of salmi (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | — | salmi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | salmus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | salmu |
dative (datīvs) | — | salmiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | salmiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | — | salmos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | salmi |
Votic
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈsɑɫmʲi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmi
- Hyphenation: sal‧mi
Inflection
Declension of salmi (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | salmi | salmid |
genitive | salmi | salmijõ, salmii |
partitive | salmia | salmiitõ, salmii |
illative | salmisõ, salmi | salmiisõ |
inessive | salmiz | salmiiz |
elative | salmissõ | salmiissõ |
allative | salmilõ | salmiilõ |
adessive | salmillõ | salmiillõ |
ablative | salmiltõ | salmiiltõ |
translative | salmissi | salmiissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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