salmi

See also: Salmi and salmì

English

Etymology

From French salmis, from Italian salame, from sale (“salt”).

Noun

salmi (countable and uncountable, plural salmis)

1. (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

• salmagundi

Translations

stew

• Bulgarian: рагу от дивеч n (ragu ot diveč)
• French: salmis (fr) m
• Italian: salmì m

Anagrams

• mails, Smail, Slami, alims, Salim, Malis, Simla, Milas, Islām, simal, Islam, Smila, limas, smail, misal, malis, amils

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *salmi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Cognates include Northern Sami čoalbmi (“narrow in lake”), Skolt Sami čuäʹlmm (“sound, narrows”) and possibly Udmurt сюм (śum, “bay, cove”). Finnish dialectal jolma is a Saami loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lmi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmi
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧mi

Noun

salmi

1. (geography) strait, sound (narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water)

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.

Possessive forms of salmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salmeni salmeni accusative nom. salmeni salmeni gen. salmeni genitive salmeni salmieni partitive salmeani salmiani inessive salmessani salmissani elative salmestani salmistani illative salmeeni salmiini adessive salmellani salmillani ablative salmeltani salmiltani allative salmelleni salmilleni essive salmenani salminani translative salmekseni salmikseni abessive salmettani salmittani instructive — — comitative — salmineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salmesi salmesi accusative nom. salmesi salmesi gen. salmesi genitive salmesi salmiesi partitive salmeasi salmiasi inessive salmessasi salmissasi elative salmestasi salmistasi illative salmeesi salmiisi adessive salmellasi salmillasi ablative salmeltasi salmiltasi allative salmellesi salmillesi essive salmenasi salminasi translative salmeksesi salmiksesi abessive salmettasi salmittasi instructive — — comitative — salminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salmemme salmemme accusative nom. salmemme salmemme gen. salmemme genitive salmemme salmiemme partitive salmeamme salmiamme inessive salmessamme salmissamme elative salmestamme salmistamme illative salmeemme salmiimme adessive salmellamme salmillamme ablative salmeltamme salmiltamme allative salmellemme salmillemme essive salmenamme salminamme translative salmeksemme salmiksemme abessive salmettamme salmittamme instructive — — comitative — salminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salmenne salmenne accusative nom. salmenne salmenne gen. salmenne genitive salmenne salmienne partitive salmeanne salmianne inessive salmessanne salmissanne elative salmestanne salmistanne illative salmeenne salmiinne adessive salmellanne salmillanne ablative salmeltanne salmiltanne allative salmellenne salmillenne essive salmenanne salminanne translative salmeksenne salmiksenne abessive salmettanne salmittanne instructive — — comitative — salminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salmensa salmensa accusative nom. salmensa salmensa gen. salmensa genitive salmensa salmiensa partitive salmeaan salmeansa salmiaan salmiansa inessive salmessaan salmessansa salmissaan salmissansa elative salmestaan salmestansa salmistaan salmistansa illative salmeensa salmiinsa adessive salmellaan salmellansa salmillaan salmillansa ablative salmeltaan salmeltansa salmiltaan salmiltansa allative salmelleen salmellensa salmilleen salmillensa essive salmenaan salmenansa salminaan salminansa translative salmekseen salmeksensa salmikseen salmiksensa abessive salmettaan salmettansa salmittaan salmittansa instructive — — comitative — salmineen salminensa

Derived terms

• salmeke
• Salmela
• Salminen
• Salmio
• Salmisto
• salmisto

 

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”)

Further reading

• “salmi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• islam, limsa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *salmi. Cognates include Finnish salmi and Estonian salm.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈs̠ɑɫmʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈʃɑɫmi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmʲ, -ɑlmi
• Hyphenation: sal‧mi

Noun

salmi

1. port, harbour

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

• portta

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 502

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.mi/
• Rhymes: -almi
• Hyphenation: sàl‧mi

Noun

salmi m

1. plural of salmo

Anagrams

• Lisma, slami

Latvian

Noun

salmi m (1st declension)

1. straw
2. haulm
3. reed

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish salmi.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈsɑɫmʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmi
• Hyphenation: sal‧mi

Noun

salmi

1. bay, inlet

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