Salme

See also: salme and šalme

Estonian

Etymology

salm (“poem”), also a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".

Proper noun

Salme

1. a female given name occurring in folk poetry, and the name of a character in Kalevipoeg
2. A municipality of Estonia.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Salme in the end of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlme/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lme̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlme
• Syllabification^(key): Sal‧me

Proper noun

Salme

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Salme (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Salme	Salmet
genitive		Salmen	Salmejen
partitive		Salmea	Salmeja
illative		Salmeen	Salmeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salme	Salmet
accusative	nom.	Salme	Salmet
	gen.	Salmen
genitive		Salmen	Salmejen Salmein rare
partitive		Salmea	Salmeja
inessive		Salmessa	Salmeissa
elative		Salmesta	Salmeista
illative		Salmeen	Salmeihin
adessive		Salmella	Salmeilla
ablative		Salmelta	Salmeilta
allative		Salmelle	Salmeille
essive		Salmena	Salmeina
translative		Salmeksi	Salmeiksi
abessive		Salmetta	Salmeitta
instructive		—	Salmein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Salme (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salmeni Salmeni accusative nom. Salmeni Salmeni gen. Salmeni genitive Salmeni Salmejeni Salmeini rare partitive Salmeani Salmejani inessive Salmessani Salmeissani elative Salmestani Salmeistani illative Salmeeni Salmeihini adessive Salmellani Salmeillani ablative Salmeltani Salmeiltani allative Salmelleni Salmeilleni essive Salmenani Salmeinani translative Salmekseni Salmeikseni abessive Salmettani Salmeittani instructive — — comitative — Salmeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salmesi Salmesi accusative nom. Salmesi Salmesi gen. Salmesi genitive Salmesi Salmejesi Salmeisi rare partitive Salmeasi Salmejasi inessive Salmessasi Salmeissasi elative Salmestasi Salmeistasi illative Salmeesi Salmeihisi adessive Salmellasi Salmeillasi ablative Salmeltasi Salmeiltasi allative Salmellesi Salmeillesi essive Salmenasi Salmeinasi translative Salmeksesi Salmeiksesi abessive Salmettasi Salmeittasi instructive — — comitative — Salmeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salmemme Salmemme accusative nom. Salmemme Salmemme gen. Salmemme genitive Salmemme Salmejemme Salmeimme rare partitive Salmeamme Salmejamme inessive Salmessamme Salmeissamme elative Salmestamme Salmeistamme illative Salmeemme Salmeihimme adessive Salmellamme Salmeillamme ablative Salmeltamme Salmeiltamme allative Salmellemme Salmeillemme essive Salmenamme Salmeinamme translative Salmeksemme Salmeiksemme abessive Salmettamme Salmeittamme instructive — — comitative — Salmeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salmenne Salmenne accusative nom. Salmenne Salmenne gen. Salmenne genitive Salmenne Salmejenne Salmeinne rare partitive Salmeanne Salmejanne inessive Salmessanne Salmeissanne elative Salmestanne Salmeistanne illative Salmeenne Salmeihinne adessive Salmellanne Salmeillanne ablative Salmeltanne Salmeiltanne allative Salmellenne Salmeillenne essive Salmenanne Salmeinanne translative Salmeksenne Salmeiksenne abessive Salmettanne Salmeittanne instructive — — comitative — Salmeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Salmensa Salmensa accusative nom. Salmensa Salmensa gen. Salmensa genitive Salmensa Salmejensa Salmeinsa rare partitive Salmeaan Salmeansa Salmejaan Salmejansa inessive Salmessaan Salmessansa Salmeissaan Salmeissansa elative Salmestaan Salmestansa Salmeistaan Salmeistansa illative Salmeensa Salmeihinsa adessive Salmellaan Salmellansa Salmeillaan Salmeillansa ablative Salmeltaan Salmeltansa Salmeiltaan Salmeiltansa allative Salmelleen Salmellensa Salmeilleen Salmeillensa essive Salmenaan Salmenansa Salmeinaan Salmeinansa translative Salmekseen Salmeksensa Salmeikseen Salmeiksensa abessive Salmettaan Salmettansa Salmeittaan Salmeittansa instructive — — comitative — Salmeineen Salmeinensa

Statistics

• Salme is the 172^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 511 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Selma

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Salme m

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Salm