/ˈsɑlko/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lko̞]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw, a loan from an early descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (“slat”). Finno-Ugric cognates include Karelian šalko, Northern Sami čuolggu (“lever, crowbar”), Moksha сялго (sälgo, “stick”), Hungarian szál (“fiber”), Northern Mansi са̄гла (sāgla, “slat, splinter”); Indo-European cognates include Lithuanian žalgà, Armenian ձաղկ (jaġk), Proto-Germanic *galgô > English gallows.
- pole (long and slender piece of metal or especially wood, used for various construction or support purposes)
- flagpole, flagstaff
Formssalko(nominative, singular) · salot(nominative, plural) · salko(accusative, nominative, singular) · salot(accusative, nominative, plural) · salon(accusative, genitive, singular) · salot(accusative, genitive, plural) · salon(genitive, singular) · salkojen(genitive, plural) · salkoa(partitive, singular) · salkoja(partitive, plural) · salossa(inessive, singular) · saloissa(inessive, plural) · salosta(elative, singular) · saloista(elative, plural) · salkoon(illative, singular) · salkoihin(illative, plural) · salolla(adessive, singular) · saloilla(adessive, plural) · salolta(ablative, singular) · saloilta(ablative, plural)