# salmi
## English
### Etymology

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

### 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

* salmagundi

#### Translations
### 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: /ˈsɑlmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lmi]
* Rhymes: -ɑlmi
* Hyphenation: sal‧mi

### Noun

salmi
* (geography) strait, sound (narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water)

#### Declension

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
* 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

* ↑ Álgu database: word data čoalbmi
* ↑ Álgu database: Word data čuäˊlmm
* ↑ Álgu database: Word data сюм
* ↑ Álgu database: Word family data čoalbmi

### 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

### Anagrams

* islam, limsa

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

salmi
* port, harbour

#### Synonyms

* portta

### References

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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsal.mi/
* Rhymes: -almi
* Hyphenation: sàl‧mi

### Noun

salmi m
* plural of salmo

### Anagrams

* Lisma, slami

## Latvian
### Noun

salmi m (1st declension)
* straw
* haulm
* reed

#### Declension
## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish salmi.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

salmi
* bay, inlet

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn