salvaa

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *salvadak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lʋɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑː
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧vaa
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧vaa

Verb

salvaa (transitive)

1. to notch (to join by means of notches, especially the logs in the corners of a log house)

   Synonym: salvoa

2. (dialectal) to castrate, geld

   Synonyms: see kuohita

Conjugation

Inflection of salvaa (Kotus type 56/kaivaa, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salvan	en salva	1st sing.	olen salvanut	en ole salvanut
2nd sing.		salvat	et salva	2nd sing.	olet salvanut	et ole salvanut
3rd sing.		salvaa	ei salva	3rd sing.	on salvanut	ei ole salvanut
1st plur.		salvamme	emme salva	1st plur.	olemme salvaneet	emme ole salvaneet
2nd plur.		salvatte	ette salva	2nd plur.	olette salvaneet	ette ole salvaneet
3rd plur.		salvavat	eivät salva	3rd plur.	ovat salvaneet	eivät ole salvaneet
passive		salvetaan	ei salveta	passive	on salvettu	ei ole salvettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salvoin	en salvanut	1st sing.	olin salvanut	en ollut salvanut
2nd sing.		salvoit	et salvanut	2nd sing.	olit salvanut	et ollut salvanut
3rd sing.		salvoi	ei salvanut	3rd sing.	oli salvanut	ei ollut salvanut
1st plur.		salvoimme	emme salvaneet	1st plur.	olimme salvaneet	emme olleet salvaneet
2nd plur.		salvoitte	ette salvaneet	2nd plur.	olitte salvaneet	ette olleet salvaneet
3rd plur.		salvoivat	eivät salvaneet	3rd plur.	olivat salvaneet	eivät olleet salvaneet
passive		salvettiin	ei salvettu	passive	oli salvettu	ei ollut salvettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salvaisin	en salvaisi	1st sing.	olisin salvanut	en olisi salvanut
2nd sing.		salvaisit	et salvaisi	2nd sing.	olisit salvanut	et olisi salvanut
3rd sing.		salvaisi	ei salvaisi	3rd sing.	olisi salvanut	ei olisi salvanut
1st plur.		salvaisimme	emme salvaisi	1st plur.	olisimme salvaneet	emme olisi salvaneet
2nd plur.		salvaisitte	ette salvaisi	2nd plur.	olisitte salvaneet	ette olisi salvaneet
3rd plur.		salvaisivat	eivät salvaisi	3rd plur.	olisivat salvaneet	eivät olisi salvaneet
passive		salvettaisiin	ei salvettaisi	passive	olisi salvettu	ei olisi salvettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		salva	älä salva	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		salvakoon	älköön salvako	3rd sing.	olkoon salvanut	älköön olko salvanut
1st plur.		salvakaamme	älkäämme salvako	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		salvakaa	älkää salvako	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		salvakoot	älkööt salvako	3rd plur.	olkoot salvaneet	älkööt olko salvaneet
passive		salvettakoon	älköön salvettako	passive	olkoon salvettu	älköön olko salvettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		salvanen	en salvane	1st sing.	lienen salvanut	en liene salvanut
2nd sing.		salvanet	et salvane	2nd sing.	lienet salvanut	et liene salvanut
3rd sing.		salvanee	ei salvane	3rd sing.	lienee salvanut	ei liene salvanut
1st plur.		salvanemme	emme salvane	1st plur.	lienemme salvaneet	emme liene salvaneet
2nd plur.		salvanette	ette salvane	2nd plur.	lienette salvaneet	ette liene salvaneet
3rd plur.		salvanevat	eivät salvane	3rd plur.	lienevät salvaneet	eivät liene salvaneet
passive		salvettaneen	ei salvettane	passive	lienee salvettu	ei liene salvettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		salvaa		present	salvava	salvettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salvaakseni salvaaksemme 2nd salvaaksesi salvaaksenne 3rd salvaakseen salvaaksensa		past	salvanut	salvettu
2nd	inessive2	salvaessa	salvettaessa	agent4	salvama
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salvaessani salvaessamme 2nd salvaessasi salvaessanne 3rd salvaessaan salvaessansa		negative	salvamaton
	instructive	salvaen	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. * The third-person singular indicative form salvaa does not exhibit final gemination, unlike the first infinitive (the lemma form), even though they are spelled identically.
3rd	inessive	salvamassa	—
	elative	salvamasta	—
	illative	salvamaan	—
	adessive	salvamalla	—
	abessive	salvamatta	—
	instructive	salvaman	salvettaman
4th3	verbal noun	salvaminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st salvamaisillani salvamaisillamme 2nd salvamaisillasi salvamaisillanne 3rd salvamaisillaan salvamaisillansa

Derived terms

• salvain
• salvaminen
• salvattimet
• salvio
• salvoa
• salvu

compounds

• salvukukko
• salvumies
• salvupässi

Further reading

• “salvaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lʋɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑː
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧vaa
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧vaa

Noun

salvaa

1. partitive singular of salva

Anagrams

• salava