Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salpa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stalpą (whence dialectal Swedish stalpe (pole)).

Noun

*salpa

  1. (Northern Finnic) bolt (door bolt)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: salpa
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: salpa
    South Karelian: salba
  • Livvi: salbu
  • Ludian: salb
  • Veps: saub

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “salpa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN