# salpa
## English
### Etymology

From Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”). Doublet of salp.

### Noun

salpa (plural salpas or salpae)
* salp

### Anagrams

* Palas, alaps, lapas, palas, palsa, plaas

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* (fish): saupa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈsal.pə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈsal.pa]

### Etymology 1

From Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”).

#### Noun

salpa f (plural salpes)
* salema porgy (Sarpa salpa)
* salp (tunicate)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

salpa
* inflection of salpar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “salpa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑlpɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lpɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
* Hyphenation: sal‧pa

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *salpa (compare Karelian salpa, Veps saub), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stalpą (whence dialectal Swedish stalpe (“pole”)).

#### Noun

salpa
* bolt, bar (bar to prevent a door from being forced open; sliding pin or bar in a lock)
    Synonym: telki
* hasp, clasp (metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin)
* (electronics, computing) latch, flip-flop (bistable, electronic switching circuit)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of salpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpani
salpani
accusative
nom.
salpani
salpani
gen.
salpani
genitive
salpani
salpojeni salpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaani
salpojani
inessive
salvassani
salvoissani
elative
salvastani
salvoistani
illative
salpaani
salpoihini
adessive
salvallani
salvoillani
ablative
salvaltani
salvoiltani
allative
salvalleni
salvoilleni
essive
salpanani
salpoinani
translative
salvakseni
salvoikseni
abessive
salvattani
salvoittani
instructive
comitative
—salpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpasi
salpasi
accusative
nom.
salpasi
salpasi
gen.
salpasi
genitive
salpasi
salpojesi salpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaasi
salpojasi
inessive
salvassasi
salvoissasi
elative
salvastasi
salvoistasi
illative
salpaasi
salpoihisi
adessive
salvallasi
salvoillasi
ablative
salvaltasi
salvoiltasi
allative
salvallesi
salvoillesi
essive
salpanasi
salpoinasi
translative
salvaksesi
salvoiksesi
abessive
salvattasi
salvoittasi
instructive
comitative
—salpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpamme
salpamme
accusative
nom.
salpamme
salpamme
gen.
salpamme
genitive
salpamme
salpojemme salpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaamme
salpojamme
inessive
salvassamme
salvoissamme
elative
salvastamme
salvoistamme
illative
salpaamme
salpoihimme
adessive
salvallamme
salvoillamme
ablative
salvaltamme
salvoiltamme
allative
salvallemme
salvoillemme
essive
salpanamme
salpoinamme
translative
salvaksemme
salvoiksemme
abessive
salvattamme
salvoittamme
instructive
comitative
—salpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpanne
salpanne
accusative
nom.
salpanne
salpanne
gen.
salpanne
genitive
salpanne
salpojenne salpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaanne
salpojanne
inessive
salvassanne
salvoissanne
elative
salvastanne
salvoistanne
illative
salpaanne
salpoihinne
adessive
salvallanne
salvoillanne
ablative
salvaltanne
salvoiltanne
allative
salvallenne
salvoillenne
essive
salpananne
salpoinanne
translative
salvaksenne
salvoiksenne
abessive
salvattanne
salvoittanne
instructive
comitative
—salpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpansa
salpansa
accusative
nom.
salpansa
salpansa
gen.
salpansa
genitive
salpansa
salpojensa salpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaansa
salpojaan salpojansa
inessive
salvassaan salvassansa
salvoissaan salvoissansa
elative
salvastaan salvastansa
salvoistaan salvoistansa
illative
salpaansa
salpoihinsa
adessive
salvallaan salvallansa
salvoillaan salvoillansa
ablative
salvaltaan salvaltansa
salvoiltaan salvoiltansa
allative
salvalleen salvallensa
salvoilleen salvoillensa
essive
salpanaan salpanansa
salpoinaan salpoinansa
translative
salvakseen salvaksensa
salvoikseen salvoiksensa
abessive
salvattaan salvattansa
salvoittaan salvoittansa
instructive
comitative
—salpoineen salpoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kohinasalpa
* lukitussalpa
* magneettisalpa
* salpahaka
* salpalaite
* salparauta
* salpavesi
* työntösalpa
* Salpalinja
* salvata

#### Further reading

* “salpa”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin salpa (“stockfish”).

#### Noun

salpa
* salp (fish)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of salpa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpani
salpani
accusative
nom.
salpani
salpani
gen.
salpani
genitive
salpani
salpojeni salpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaani
salpojani
inessive
salpassani
salpoissani
elative
salpastani
salpoistani
illative
salpaani
salpoihini
adessive
salpallani
salpoillani
ablative
salpaltani
salpoiltani
allative
salpalleni
salpoilleni
essive
salpanani
salpoinani
translative
salpakseni
salpoikseni
abessive
salpattani
salpoittani
instructive
comitative
—salpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpasi
salpasi
accusative
nom.
salpasi
salpasi
gen.
salpasi
genitive
salpasi
salpojesi salpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaasi
salpojasi
inessive
salpassasi
salpoissasi
elative
salpastasi
salpoistasi
illative
salpaasi
salpoihisi
adessive
salpallasi
salpoillasi
ablative
salpaltasi
salpoiltasi
allative
salpallesi
salpoillesi
essive
salpanasi
salpoinasi
translative
salpaksesi
salpoiksesi
abessive
salpattasi
salpoittasi
instructive
comitative
—salpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpamme
salpamme
accusative
nom.
salpamme
salpamme
gen.
salpamme
genitive
salpamme
salpojemme salpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaamme
salpojamme
inessive
salpassamme
salpoissamme
elative
salpastamme
salpoistamme
illative
salpaamme
salpoihimme
adessive
salpallamme
salpoillamme
ablative
salpaltamme
salpoiltamme
allative
salpallemme
salpoillemme
essive
salpanamme
salpoinamme
translative
salpaksemme
salpoiksemme
abessive
salpattamme
salpoittamme
instructive
comitative
—salpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpanne
salpanne
accusative
nom.
salpanne
salpanne
gen.
salpanne
genitive
salpanne
salpojenne salpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaanne
salpojanne
inessive
salpassanne
salpoissanne
elative
salpastanne
salpoistanne
illative
salpaanne
salpoihinne
adessive
salpallanne
salpoillanne
ablative
salpaltanne
salpoiltanne
allative
salpallenne
salpoillenne
essive
salpananne
salpoinanne
translative
salpaksenne
salpoiksenne
abessive
salpattanne
salpoittanne
instructive
comitative
—salpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
salpansa
salpansa
accusative
nom.
salpansa
salpansa
gen.
salpansa
genitive
salpansa
salpojensa salpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
salpaansa
salpojaan salpojansa
inessive
salpassaan salpassansa
salpoissaan salpoissansa
elative
salpastaan salpastansa
salpoistaan salpoistansa
illative
salpaansa
salpoihinsa
adessive
salpallaan salpallansa
salpoillaan salpoillansa
ablative
salpaltaan salpaltansa
salpoiltaan salpoiltansa
allative
salpalleen salpallensa
salpoilleen salpoillensa
essive
salpanaan salpanansa
salpoinaan salpoinansa
translative
salpakseen salpaksensa
salpoikseen salpoiksensa
abessive
salpattaan salpattansa
salpoittaan salpoittansa
instructive
comitative
—salpoineen salpoinensa :

### Anagrams

* palsa

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsal.pa/
* Rhymes: -alpa
* Hyphenation: sàl‧pa

### Etymology 1

Uncertain.

#### Noun

salpa f (plural salpe)
* a kind of imitation leather used to bind books

### Etymology 2

From Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē, “a species of fish”).

#### Noun

salpa f (plural salpe)
* Salema porgy (Sarpa salpa)

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from translingual Salpa.

#### Noun

salpa f (plural salpe)
* any tunicate of the Sarpa taxonomic genus

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

salpa
* inflection of salpare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* spala

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σάλπη (sálpē).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈsal.pa/, [ˈs̠äɫ̪pä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsal.pa/, [ˈsälpä]

### Noun

salpa f (genitive salpae); first declension
* A kind of stockfish

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### References

* “salpa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* salpa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaw.pɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.pɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaw.pɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.pɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsaw.pa/ [ˈsaʊ̯.pa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsal.pɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.pɐ]
* Hyphenation: sal‧pa

### Noun

salpa f (plural salpas)
* salp (free-swimming tunicate of the family Salpidae)

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin salpa.

### Noun

salpa f (plural salpas)
* salp
* salema

### Further reading

* “salpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10