Finnish

(index sa)

Prefix

sala-

1. A prefix signifying secret, clandestine, concealed.

   ~ampuja = sniper ("secret shooter").

   ~kari = sunken rock; (figuratively) pitfall.

   ~kieli = code ("secret language", a cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords).

   ~kuljettaa = to smuggle ("to transport secretly").

   ~kuunnella = to eavesdrop, bug, wiretap ("to listen secretly").

   ~liitto = conspiracy ("secret alliance/league").

   ~murha = assassination ("murder done in a manner that the murderer remains unknown").

   ~nimi = assumed name, pen name, pseudonym, stage name ("name used instead of the real, secret name").

   ~oja = subsurface drain ("secret ditch").

   ~poliisi = detective ("secret police(wo)man").

   ~sana = password ("secret word").

   ~seura = secret society.

Inflection

• The singular cases of sala- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The plural is used as an independent noun (plurale tantum) usually only in nominative.

Derived terms

• adjectives: salainen
• nouns: salat
• verbs: salata

Compounds

• salamyhkäinen