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salavuode

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Finnish

Etymology

sala (furtive, clandestine, secret) + vuode (bed)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌʋuo̯deˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋuo̞̯de̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uode
  • Syllabification(key): sa‧la‧vuo‧de
  • Hyphenation(key): sala‧vuode

Noun

salavuode (archaic)

  1. adultery, harlotry, or more concretely the bed in which adultery is being or was committed
    olla salavuoteessato commit adultery
    • 1776, The Holy Bible, Gen. 38:24:
      Liki kolmen kuukauden jälkeen ilmoitettiin Juudalle: sinun miniäs Tamar on salavuoteessa ollut, ja katso, salavuoteesta on hän myös raskaaksi tullut. Juuda sanoi: viekäät häntä poltettaa.
      And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

  • salavuoteinen (adulterous)
  • salavuoteus (adultery)
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