salasana

Finnish

Etymology

sala- (“secret”) +‎ sana (“word”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌsɑnɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧la‧sa‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): sala‧sana

Noun

salasana

1. password (secret word used to gain admittance; string used for authentication)

Declension

Inflection of salasana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		salasana	salasanat
genitive		salasanan	salasanojen
partitive		salasanaa	salasanoja
illative		salasanaan	salasanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salasana	salasanat
accusative	nom.	salasana	salasanat
	gen.	salasanan
genitive		salasanan	salasanojen salasanain rare
partitive		salasanaa	salasanoja
inessive		salasanassa	salasanoissa
elative		salasanasta	salasanoista
illative		salasanaan	salasanoihin
adessive		salasanalla	salasanoilla
ablative		salasanalta	salasanoilta
allative		salasanalle	salasanoille
essive		salasanana	salasanoina
translative		salasanaksi	salasanoiksi
abessive		salasanatta	salasanoitta
instructive		—	salasanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salasana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salasanani salasanani accusative nom. salasanani salasanani gen. salasanani genitive salasanani salasanojeni salasanaini rare partitive salasanaani salasanojani inessive salasanassani salasanoissani elative salasanastani salasanoistani illative salasanaani salasanoihini adessive salasanallani salasanoillani ablative salasanaltani salasanoiltani allative salasanalleni salasanoilleni essive salasananani salasanoinani translative salasanakseni salasanoikseni abessive salasanattani salasanoittani instructive — — comitative — salasanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salasanasi salasanasi accusative nom. salasanasi salasanasi gen. salasanasi genitive salasanasi salasanojesi salasanaisi rare partitive salasanaasi salasanojasi inessive salasanassasi salasanoissasi elative salasanastasi salasanoistasi illative salasanaasi salasanoihisi adessive salasanallasi salasanoillasi ablative salasanaltasi salasanoiltasi allative salasanallesi salasanoillesi essive salasananasi salasanoinasi translative salasanaksesi salasanoiksesi abessive salasanattasi salasanoittasi instructive — — comitative — salasanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salasanamme salasanamme accusative nom. salasanamme salasanamme gen. salasanamme genitive salasanamme salasanojemme salasanaimme rare partitive salasanaamme salasanojamme inessive salasanassamme salasanoissamme elative salasanastamme salasanoistamme illative salasanaamme salasanoihimme adessive salasanallamme salasanoillamme ablative salasanaltamme salasanoiltamme allative salasanallemme salasanoillemme essive salasananamme salasanoinamme translative salasanaksemme salasanoiksemme abessive salasanattamme salasanoittamme instructive — — comitative — salasanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salasananne salasananne accusative nom. salasananne salasananne gen. salasananne genitive salasananne salasanojenne salasanainne rare partitive salasanaanne salasanojanne inessive salasanassanne salasanoissanne elative salasanastanne salasanoistanne illative salasanaanne salasanoihinne adessive salasanallanne salasanoillanne ablative salasanaltanne salasanoiltanne allative salasanallenne salasanoillenne essive salasanananne salasanoinanne translative salasanaksenne salasanoiksenne abessive salasanattanne salasanoittanne instructive — — comitative — salasanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salasanansa salasanansa accusative nom. salasanansa salasanansa gen. salasanansa genitive salasanansa salasanojensa salasanainsa rare partitive salasanaansa salasanojaan salasanojansa inessive salasanassaan salasanassansa salasanoissaan salasanoissansa elative salasanastaan salasanastansa salasanoistaan salasanoistansa illative salasanaansa salasanoihinsa adessive salasanallaan salasanallansa salasanoillaan salasanoillansa ablative salasanaltaan salasanaltansa salasanoiltaan salasanoiltansa allative salasanalleen salasanallensa salasanoilleen salasanoillensa essive salasananaan salasananansa salasanoinaan salasanoinansa translative salasanakseen salasanaksensa salasanoikseen salasanoiksensa abessive salasanattaan salasanattansa salasanoittaan salasanoittansa instructive — — comitative — salasanoineen salasanoinensa

Further reading

• “salasana”, 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 3 July 2023