Salmu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from a vernacular name of Salomon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlmu/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lmu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmu
• Syllabification^(key): Sal‧mu

Proper noun

Salmu

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Salmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Salmu	Salmut
genitive		Salmun	Salmujen
partitive		Salmua	Salmuja
illative		Salmuun	Salmuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salmu	Salmut
accusative	nom.	Salmu	Salmut
	gen.	Salmun
genitive		Salmun	Salmujen
partitive		Salmua	Salmuja
inessive		Salmussa	Salmuissa
elative		Salmusta	Salmuista
illative		Salmuun	Salmuihin
adessive		Salmulla	Salmuilla
ablative		Salmulta	Salmuilta
allative		Salmulle	Salmuille
essive		Salmuna	Salmuina
translative		Salmuksi	Salmuiksi
abessive		Salmutta	Salmuitta
instructive		—	Salmuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Salmu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salmuni Salmuni accusative nom. Salmuni Salmuni gen. Salmuni genitive Salmuni Salmujeni partitive Salmuani Salmujani inessive Salmussani Salmuissani elative Salmustani Salmuistani illative Salmuuni Salmuihini adessive Salmullani Salmuillani ablative Salmultani Salmuiltani allative Salmulleni Salmuilleni essive Salmunani Salmuinani translative Salmukseni Salmuikseni abessive Salmuttani Salmuittani instructive — — comitative — Salmuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Salmusi Salmusi accusative nom. Salmusi Salmusi gen. Salmusi genitive Salmusi Salmujesi partitive Salmuasi Salmujasi inessive Salmussasi Salmuissasi elative Salmustasi Salmuistasi illative Salmuusi Salmuihisi adessive Salmullasi Salmuillasi ablative Salmultasi Salmuiltasi allative Salmullesi Salmuillesi essive Salmunasi Salmuinasi translative Salmuksesi Salmuiksesi abessive Salmuttasi Salmuittasi instructive — — comitative — Salmuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salmumme Salmumme accusative nom. Salmumme Salmumme gen. Salmumme genitive Salmumme Salmujemme partitive Salmuamme Salmujamme inessive Salmussamme Salmuissamme elative Salmustamme Salmuistamme illative Salmuumme Salmuihimme adessive Salmullamme Salmuillamme ablative Salmultamme Salmuiltamme allative Salmullemme Salmuillemme essive Salmunamme Salmuinamme translative Salmuksemme Salmuiksemme abessive Salmuttamme Salmuittamme instructive — — comitative — Salmuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Salmunne Salmunne accusative nom. Salmunne Salmunne gen. Salmunne genitive Salmunne Salmujenne partitive Salmuanne Salmujanne inessive Salmussanne Salmuissanne elative Salmustanne Salmuistanne illative Salmuunne Salmuihinne adessive Salmullanne Salmuillanne ablative Salmultanne Salmuiltanne allative Salmullenne Salmuillenne essive Salmunanne Salmuinanne translative Salmuksenne Salmuiksenne abessive Salmuttanne Salmuittanne instructive — — comitative — Salmuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Salmunsa Salmunsa accusative nom. Salmunsa Salmunsa gen. Salmunsa genitive Salmunsa Salmujensa partitive Salmuaan Salmuansa Salmujaan Salmujansa inessive Salmussaan Salmussansa Salmuissaan Salmuissansa elative Salmustaan Salmustansa Salmuistaan Salmuistansa illative Salmuunsa Salmuihinsa adessive Salmullaan Salmullansa Salmuillaan Salmuillansa ablative Salmultaan Salmultansa Salmuiltaan Salmuiltansa allative Salmulleen Salmullensa Salmuilleen Salmuillensa essive Salmunaan Salmunansa Salmuinaan Salmuinansa translative Salmukseen Salmuksensa Salmuikseen Salmuiksensa abessive Salmuttaan Salmuttansa Salmuittaan Salmuittansa instructive — — comitative — Salmuineen Salmuinensa

Statistics

• Salmu is the 4305^th (tied with 16 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 173 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.