# Salmela
## Finnish
### Etymology

From salmi (“sound, inlet”) +‎ -la.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑlmelɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lme̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlmelɑ
* Hyphenation: Sal‧me‧la

### Proper noun

Salmela
* a Finnish surname from landscape
* Any of a number of small places in Finland.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Salmela (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Salmelani
Salmelani
accusative
nom.
Salmelani
Salmelani
gen.
Salmelani
genitive
Salmelani
Salmeloideni Salmeloitteni Salmelaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Salmelaani
Salmeloitani
inessive
Salmelassani
Salmeloissani
elative
Salmelastani
Salmeloistani
illative
Salmelaani
Salmeloihini
adessive
Salmelallani
Salmeloillani
ablative
Salmelaltani
Salmeloiltani
allative
Salmelalleni
Salmeloilleni
essive
Salmelanani
Salmeloinani
translative
Salmelakseni
Salmeloikseni
abessive
Salmelattani
Salmeloittani
instructive
comitative
—Salmeloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Salmelasi
Salmelasi
accusative
nom.
Salmelasi
Salmelasi
gen.
Salmelasi
genitive
Salmelasi
Salmeloidesi Salmeloittesi Salmelaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Salmelaasi
Salmeloitasi
inessive
Salmelassasi
Salmeloissasi
elative
Salmelastasi
Salmeloistasi
illative
Salmelaasi
Salmeloihisi
adessive
Salmelallasi
Salmeloillasi
ablative
Salmelaltasi
Salmeloiltasi
allative
Salmelallesi
Salmeloillesi
essive
Salmelanasi
Salmeloinasi
translative
Salmelaksesi
Salmeloiksesi
abessive
Salmelattasi
Salmeloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Salmeloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Salmelamme
Salmelamme
accusative
nom.
Salmelamme
Salmelamme
gen.
Salmelamme
genitive
Salmelamme
Salmeloidemme Salmeloittemme Salmelaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Salmelaamme
Salmeloitamme
inessive
Salmelassamme
Salmeloissamme
elative
Salmelastamme
Salmeloistamme
illative
Salmelaamme
Salmeloihimme
adessive
Salmelallamme
Salmeloillamme
ablative
Salmelaltamme
Salmeloiltamme
allative
Salmelallemme
Salmeloillemme
essive
Salmelanamme
Salmeloinamme
translative
Salmelaksemme
Salmeloiksemme
abessive
Salmelattamme
Salmeloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Salmeloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Salmelanne
Salmelanne
accusative
nom.
Salmelanne
Salmelanne
gen.
Salmelanne
genitive
Salmelanne
Salmeloidenne Salmeloittenne Salmelainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Salmelaanne
Salmeloitanne
inessive
Salmelassanne
Salmeloissanne
elative
Salmelastanne
Salmeloistanne
illative
Salmelaanne
Salmeloihinne
adessive
Salmelallanne
Salmeloillanne
ablative
Salmelaltanne
Salmeloiltanne
allative
Salmelallenne
Salmeloillenne
essive
Salmelananne
Salmeloinanne
translative
Salmelaksenne
Salmeloiksenne
abessive
Salmelattanne
Salmeloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Salmeloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Salmelansa
Salmelansa
accusative
nom.
Salmelansa
Salmelansa
gen.
Salmelansa
genitive
Salmelansa
Salmeloidensa Salmeloittensa Salmelainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Salmelaansa
Salmeloitaan Salmeloitansa
inessive
Salmelassaan Salmelassansa
Salmeloissaan Salmeloissansa
elative
Salmelastaan Salmelastansa
Salmeloistaan Salmeloistansa
illative
Salmelaansa
Salmeloihinsa
adessive
Salmelallaan Salmelallansa
Salmeloillaan Salmeloillansa
ablative
Salmelaltaan Salmelaltansa
Salmeloiltaan Salmeloiltansa
allative
Salmelalleen Salmelallensa
Salmeloilleen Salmeloillensa
essive
Salmelanaan Salmelanansa
Salmeloinaan Salmeloinansa
translative
Salmelakseen Salmelaksensa
Salmeloikseen Salmeloiksensa
abessive
Salmelattaan Salmelattansa
Salmeloittaan Salmeloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Salmeloineen Salmeloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Salmelainen

#### Statistics

* Salmela is the 126th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 5,182 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* samalle