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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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