sala-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sala"

Finnish

Etymology

< sala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑ-/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝-]

Prefix

sala-

1. secret, clandestine, concealed

   ‎sala- + ‎ampuja (“shooter”) → ‎sala-ampuja (“sniper”, literally “secret shooter”)

   ‎sala- + ‎kari (“rock”) → ‎salakari (“sunken rock, (figuratively) pitfall”)

   ‎sala- + ‎kieli (“language”) → ‎salakieli (“code, cipher, argot”, literally “secret language”)

   ‎sala- + ‎kuljettaa (“to transport”) → ‎salakuljettaa (“to smuggle”, literally “to transport secretly”)

   ‎sala- + ‎kuunnella (“to listen”) → ‎salakuunnella (“to eavesdrop, bug, wiretap”, literally “to listen secretly”)

   ‎sala- + ‎liitto (“alliance, league”) → ‎salaliitto (“conspiracy”, literally “secret alliance/league”)

   ‎sala- + ‎murha (“murder”) → ‎salamurha (“assassination”, literally “secret murder”)

   ‎sala- + ‎nimi (“name”) → ‎salanimi (“assumed name, pen name, pseudonym, stage name”, literally “secret name”)

   ‎sala- + ‎oja (“ditch”) → ‎salaoja (“subsurface drain”, literally “secret ditch”)

   ‎sala- + ‎poliisi (“police officer”) → ‎salapoliisi (“detective”, literally “secret police officer”)

   ‎sala- + ‎sana (“word”) → ‎salasana (“password”, literally “secret word”)

   ‎sala- + ‎seura (“society, club”) → ‎salaseura (“secret society”)

Derived terms

adjectives

• salainen

 

nouns

• salat

 

verbs

• salata

 

compounds

• salakapakka
• Salakari
• salakavala
• salakuljettaja
• salamyhkäinen
• salaseura

 

Further reading

• “sala-”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• alas