Salmela

Finnish

Etymology

From salmi (“sound, inlet”) +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmelɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lme̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmelɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Sal‧me‧la

Proper noun

Salmela

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Salmela (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Salmela	Salmelat
genitive		Salmelan	Salmeloiden Salmeloitten
partitive		Salmelaa	Salmeloita
illative		Salmelaan	Salmeloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salmela	Salmelat
accusative	nom.	Salmela	Salmelat
	gen.	Salmelan
genitive		Salmelan	Salmeloiden Salmeloitten Salmelain rare
partitive		Salmelaa	Salmeloita
inessive		Salmelassa	Salmeloissa
elative		Salmelasta	Salmeloista
illative		Salmelaan	Salmeloihin
adessive		Salmelalla	Salmeloilla
ablative		Salmelalta	Salmeloilta
allative		Salmelalle	Salmeloille
essive		Salmelana	Salmeloina
translative		Salmelaksi	Salmeloiksi
abessive		Salmelatta	Salmeloitta
instructive		—	Salmeloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 126^th 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