Finnish

(index se)

Noun

selkä

1. (anatomy) back
2. ridge, spine (line or area on a mountain or hill from which one can descend to at least two separate directions)
3. watershed area
4. back, spine (the side where the pages are bound together)
5. open water (expanse of sea or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions)

Declension

or (rare, dated)

Synonyms

• (watershed): vedenjakaja, maanselkä
• (open water): ulappa

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

• avomeri
• ulappa