salakavala

Finnish

Etymology

From sala +‎ kavala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌkɑʋɑlɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ˌkɑ̝ʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧la‧ka‧va‧la

Adjective

salakavala (comparative salakavalampi, superlative salakavalin)

1. insidious, treacherous

Declension

Inflection of salakavala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		salakavala	salakavalat
genitive		salakavalan	salakavalien
partitive		salakavalaa	salakavalia
illative		salakavalaan	salakavaliin
		singular	plural
nominative		salakavala	salakavalat
accusative	nom.	salakavala	salakavalat
	gen.	salakavalan
genitive		salakavalan	salakavalien salakavalainrare
partitive		salakavalaa	salakavalia
inessive		salakavalassa	salakavalissa
elative		salakavalasta	salakavalista
illative		salakavalaan	salakavaliin
adessive		salakavalalla	salakavalilla
ablative		salakavalalta	salakavalilta
allative		salakavalalle	salakavalille
essive		salakavalana	salakavalina
translative		salakavalaksi	salakavaliksi
abessive		salakavalatta	salakavalitta
instructive		—	salakavalin
comitative		—	salakavaline

Possessive forms of salakavala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salakavalani salakavalani accusative nom. salakavalani salakavalani gen. salakavalani genitive salakavalani salakavalieni salakavalainirare partitive salakavalaani salakavaliani inessive salakavalassani salakavalissani elative salakavalastani salakavalistani illative salakavalaani salakavaliini adessive salakavalallani salakavalillani ablative salakavalaltani salakavaliltani allative salakavalalleni salakavalilleni essive salakavalanani salakavalinani translative salakavalakseni salakavalikseni abessive salakavalattani salakavalittani instructive — — comitative — salakavalineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salakavalasi salakavalasi accusative nom. salakavalasi salakavalasi gen. salakavalasi genitive salakavalasi salakavaliesi salakavalaisirare partitive salakavalaasi salakavaliasi inessive salakavalassasi salakavalissasi elative salakavalastasi salakavalistasi illative salakavalaasi salakavaliisi adessive salakavalallasi salakavalillasi ablative salakavalaltasi salakavaliltasi allative salakavalallesi salakavalillesi essive salakavalanasi salakavalinasi translative salakavalaksesi salakavaliksesi abessive salakavalattasi salakavalittasi instructive — — comitative — salakavalinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salakavalamme salakavalamme accusative nom. salakavalamme salakavalamme gen. salakavalamme genitive salakavalamme salakavaliemme salakavalaimmerare partitive salakavalaamme salakavaliamme inessive salakavalassamme salakavalissamme elative salakavalastamme salakavalistamme illative salakavalaamme salakavaliimme adessive salakavalallamme salakavalillamme ablative salakavalaltamme salakavaliltamme allative salakavalallemme salakavalillemme essive salakavalanamme salakavalinamme translative salakavalaksemme salakavaliksemme abessive salakavalattamme salakavalittamme instructive — — comitative — salakavalinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salakavalanne salakavalanne accusative nom. salakavalanne salakavalanne gen. salakavalanne genitive salakavalanne salakavalienne salakavalainnerare partitive salakavalaanne salakavalianne inessive salakavalassanne salakavalissanne elative salakavalastanne salakavalistanne illative salakavalaanne salakavaliinne adessive salakavalallanne salakavalillanne ablative salakavalaltanne salakavaliltanne allative salakavalallenne salakavalillenne essive salakavalananne salakavalinanne translative salakavalaksenne salakavaliksenne abessive salakavalattanne salakavalittanne instructive — — comitative — salakavalinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salakavalansa salakavalansa accusative nom. salakavalansa salakavalansa gen. salakavalansa genitive salakavalansa salakavaliensa salakavalainsarare partitive salakavalaansa salakavaliaan salakavaliansa inessive salakavalassaan salakavalassansa salakavalissaan salakavalissansa elative salakavalastaan salakavalastansa salakavalistaan salakavalistansa illative salakavalaansa salakavaliinsa adessive salakavalallaan salakavalallansa salakavalillaan salakavalillansa ablative salakavalaltaan salakavalaltansa salakavaliltaan salakavaliltansa allative salakavalalleen salakavalallensa salakavalilleen salakavalillensa essive salakavalanaan salakavalanansa salakavalinaan salakavalinansa translative salakavalakseen salakavalaksensa salakavalikseen salakavaliksensa abessive salakavalattaan salakavalattansa salakavalittaan salakavalittansa instructive — — comitative — salakavalineen salakavalinensa

Derived terms

• salakavalasti
• salakavaluus

Further reading

• “salakavala”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From sala (“secret”) +‎ kavala (“cunning”). Akin to Finnish salakavala.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌkɑʋɑlɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑɫɑˌkɑʋɑɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌkɑʋɑːlɑ/, [ˈʃɑɫɑˌɡ̊ɑʋˑɑːɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑl, -ɑʋɑːlɑ
• Hyphenation: sa‧la‧ka‧va‧la

Adjective

salakavala (comparative salakavalamp)

1. treacherous

Declension

Declension of salakavala (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	salakavala	salakavalat
genitive	salakavalan	salakavaloin
partitive	salakavalaa	salakavaloja
illative	salakavalaa	salakavaloihe
inessive	salakavalaas	salakavalois
elative	salakavalast	salakavaloist
allative	salakavalalle	salakavaloille
adessive	salakavalaal	salakavaloil
ablative	salakavalalt	salakavaloilt
translative	salakavalaks	salakavaloiks
essive	salakavalanna, salakavalaan	salakavaloinna, salakavaloin
exessive1)	salakavalant	salakavaloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147