salvain

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑi̯n/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lʋɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑin
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧vain

Etymology 1

salvaa (“to notch”) +‎ -in

Noun

salvain

1. notch (a joint cut to fit and lock the logs into each other in the corners of a log house)

Declension

Inflection of salvain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative		salvain	salvaimet
genitive		salvaimen	salvaimien salvainten
partitive		salvainta	salvaimia
illative		salvaimeen	salvaimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		salvain	salvaimet
accusative	nom.	salvain	salvaimet
	gen.	salvaimen
genitive		salvaimen	salvaimien salvainten
partitive		salvainta	salvaimia
inessive		salvaimessa	salvaimissa
elative		salvaimesta	salvaimista
illative		salvaimeen	salvaimiin
adessive		salvaimella	salvaimilla
ablative		salvaimelta	salvaimilta
allative		salvaimelle	salvaimille
essive		salvaimena	salvaimina
translative		salvaimeksi	salvaimiksi
abessive		salvaimetta	salvaimitta
instructive		—	salvaimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salvain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salvaimeni salvaimeni accusative nom. salvaimeni salvaimeni gen. salvaimeni genitive salvaimeni salvaimieni salvainteni partitive salvaintani salvaimiani inessive salvaimessani salvaimissani elative salvaimestani salvaimistani illative salvaimeeni salvaimiini adessive salvaimellani salvaimillani ablative salvaimeltani salvaimiltani allative salvaimelleni salvaimilleni essive salvaimenani salvaiminani translative salvaimekseni salvaimikseni abessive salvaimettani salvaimittani instructive — — comitative — salvaimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salvaimesi salvaimesi accusative nom. salvaimesi salvaimesi gen. salvaimesi genitive salvaimesi salvaimiesi salvaintesi partitive salvaintasi salvaimiasi inessive salvaimessasi salvaimissasi elative salvaimestasi salvaimistasi illative salvaimeesi salvaimiisi adessive salvaimellasi salvaimillasi ablative salvaimeltasi salvaimiltasi allative salvaimellesi salvaimillesi essive salvaimenasi salvaiminasi translative salvaimeksesi salvaimiksesi abessive salvaimettasi salvaimittasi instructive — — comitative — salvaiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salvaimemme salvaimemme accusative nom. salvaimemme salvaimemme gen. salvaimemme genitive salvaimemme salvaimiemme salvaintemme partitive salvaintamme salvaimiamme inessive salvaimessamme salvaimissamme elative salvaimestamme salvaimistamme illative salvaimeemme salvaimiimme adessive salvaimellamme salvaimillamme ablative salvaimeltamme salvaimiltamme allative salvaimellemme salvaimillemme essive salvaimenamme salvaiminamme translative salvaimeksemme salvaimiksemme abessive salvaimettamme salvaimittamme instructive — — comitative — salvaiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salvaimenne salvaimenne accusative nom. salvaimenne salvaimenne gen. salvaimenne genitive salvaimenne salvaimienne salvaintenne partitive salvaintanne salvaimianne inessive salvaimessanne salvaimissanne elative salvaimestanne salvaimistanne illative salvaimeenne salvaimiinne adessive salvaimellanne salvaimillanne ablative salvaimeltanne salvaimiltanne allative salvaimellenne salvaimillenne essive salvaimenanne salvaiminanne translative salvaimeksenne salvaimiksenne abessive salvaimettanne salvaimittanne instructive — — comitative — salvaiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salvaimensa salvaimensa accusative nom. salvaimensa salvaimensa gen. salvaimensa genitive salvaimensa salvaimiensa salvaintensa partitive salvaintaan salvaintansa salvaimiaan salvaimiansa inessive salvaimessaan salvaimessansa salvaimissaan salvaimissansa elative salvaimestaan salvaimestansa salvaimistaan salvaimistansa illative salvaimeensa salvaimiinsa adessive salvaimellaan salvaimellansa salvaimillaan salvaimillansa ablative salvaimeltaan salvaimeltansa salvaimiltaan salvaimiltansa allative salvaimelleen salvaimellensa salvaimilleen salvaimillensa essive salvaimenaan salvaimenansa salvaiminaan salvaiminansa translative salvaimekseen salvaimeksensa salvaimikseen salvaimiksensa abessive salvaimettaan salvaimettansa salvaimittaan salvaimittansa instructive — — comitative — salvaimineen salvaiminensa

Synonyms

• salvoin
• salvos

Further reading

• “salvain”, 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

Noun

salvain

1. (rare, dated) genitive plural of salva

Alternative forms

• salvojen

Anagrams

• salvian