Estonian
Etymology
salm (“poem”), also a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".
Proper noun
Salme
- a female given name occurring in folk poetry, and the name of a character in Kalevipoeg
- a municipality of Estonia
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian Salme in the end of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlme/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lme̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlme
- Syllabification(key): Sal‧me
- Hyphenation(key): Sal‧me
Proper noun
Salme
- a female given name
Declension
Inflection of Salme (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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nominative
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Salme
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Salmet
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genitive
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Salmen
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Salmejen
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partitive
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Salmea
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Salmeja
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illative
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Salmeen
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Salmeihin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salme
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Salmet
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accusative
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nom.
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Salme
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Salmet
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gen.
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Salmen
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genitive
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Salmen
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Salmejen Salmein rare
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partitive
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Salmea
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Salmeja
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inessive
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Salmessa
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Salmeissa
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elative
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Salmesta
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Salmeista
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illative
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Salmeen
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Salmeihin
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adessive
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Salmella
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Salmeilla
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ablative
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Salmelta
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Salmeilta
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allative
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Salmelle
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Salmeille
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essive
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Salmena
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Salmeina
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translative
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Salmeksi
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Salmeiksi
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abessive
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Salmetta
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Salmeitta
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instructive
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—
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Salmein
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comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salmeni
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Salmeni
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accusative
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nom.
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Salmeni
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Salmeni
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gen.
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Salmeni
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genitive
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Salmeni
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Salmejeni Salmeini rare
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partitive
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Salmeani
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Salmejani
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inessive
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Salmessani
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Salmeissani
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elative
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Salmestani
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Salmeistani
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illative
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Salmeeni
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Salmeihini
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adessive
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Salmellani
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Salmeillani
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ablative
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Salmeltani
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Salmeiltani
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allative
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Salmelleni
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Salmeilleni
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essive
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Salmenani
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Salmeinani
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translative
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Salmekseni
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Salmeikseni
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abessive
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Salmettani
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Salmeittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Salmeineni
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second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salmesi
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Salmesi
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accusative
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nom.
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Salmesi
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Salmesi
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gen.
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Salmesi
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genitive
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Salmesi
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Salmejesi Salmeisi rare
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partitive
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Salmeasi
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Salmejasi
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inessive
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Salmessasi
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Salmeissasi
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elative
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Salmestasi
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Salmeistasi
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illative
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Salmeesi
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Salmeihisi
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adessive
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Salmellasi
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Salmeillasi
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ablative
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Salmeltasi
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Salmeiltasi
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allative
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Salmellesi
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Salmeillesi
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essive
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Salmenasi
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Salmeinasi
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translative
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Salmeksesi
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Salmeiksesi
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abessive
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Salmettasi
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Salmeittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Salmeinesi
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first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salmemme
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Salmemme
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accusative
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nom.
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Salmemme
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Salmemme
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gen.
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Salmemme
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genitive
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Salmemme
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Salmejemme Salmeimme rare
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partitive
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Salmeamme
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Salmejamme
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inessive
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Salmessamme
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Salmeissamme
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elative
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Salmestamme
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Salmeistamme
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illative
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Salmeemme
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Salmeihimme
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adessive
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Salmellamme
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Salmeillamme
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ablative
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Salmeltamme
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Salmeiltamme
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allative
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Salmellemme
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Salmeillemme
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essive
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Salmenamme
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Salmeinamme
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translative
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Salmeksemme
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Salmeiksemme
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abessive
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Salmettamme
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Salmeittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Salmeinemme
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second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salmenne
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Salmenne
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accusative
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nom.
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Salmenne
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Salmenne
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gen.
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Salmenne
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genitive
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Salmenne
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Salmejenne Salmeinne rare
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partitive
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Salmeanne
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Salmejanne
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inessive
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Salmessanne
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Salmeissanne
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elative
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Salmestanne
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Salmeistanne
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illative
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Salmeenne
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Salmeihinne
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adessive
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Salmellanne
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Salmeillanne
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ablative
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Salmeltanne
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Salmeiltanne
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allative
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Salmellenne
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Salmeillenne
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essive
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Salmenanne
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Salmeinanne
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translative
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Salmeksenne
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Salmeiksenne
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abessive
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Salmettanne
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Salmeittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Salmeinenne
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third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Salmensa
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Salmensa
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accusative
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nom.
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Salmensa
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Salmensa
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gen.
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Salmensa
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genitive
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Salmensa
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Salmejensa Salmeinsa rare
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partitive
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Salmeaan Salmeansa
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Salmejaan Salmejansa
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inessive
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Salmessaan Salmessansa
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Salmeissaan Salmeissansa
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elative
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Salmestaan Salmestansa
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Salmeistaan Salmeistansa
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illative
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Salmeensa
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Salmeihinsa
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adessive
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Salmellaan Salmellansa
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Salmeillaan Salmeillansa
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ablative
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Salmeltaan Salmeltansa
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Salmeiltaan Salmeiltansa
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allative
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Salmelleen Salmellensa
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Salmeilleen Salmeillensa
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essive
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Salmenaan Salmenansa
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Salmeinaan Salmeinansa
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translative
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Salmekseen Salmeksensa
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Salmeikseen Salmeiksensa
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abessive
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Salmettaan Salmettansa
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Salmeittaan Salmeittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Salmeineen Salmeinensa
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Statistics
- Salme is the 172nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,729 female individuals (and as a middle name to 511 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Salme m
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Salm