salaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

Originally the partitive singular form of sala, which is used only as a prefix (sala-) — the plural form is a plurale tantum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧laa

Adverb

salaa

1. in secret, secretly

Derived terms

compounds

• puolisalaa

 

Further reading

• “salaa”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧laa

Verb

salaa

1. third-person singular present indicative of salata

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑː
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧laa

Verb

salaa

1. inflection of salata:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative