/ˈselkæ/, [ˈs̠e̞lk̟æ]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *selkä (compare Estonian selg), from Proto-Finno-Permic *śelkä (compare Proto-Samic *čielkē, Eastern Mari шӹлӹж (šÿlÿž, “area of the sacrum”)).
- back (the rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly)
- ridge, spine (line or area on a mountain or hill from which one can descend to at least two separate directions)
- back, spine (the side where the pages are bound together)
- open water (expanse of sea or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions)
- watershed area
Muodotselkä(nominative, singular) · selät(nominative, plural) · selkä(accusative, nominative, singular) · selät(accusative, nominative, plural) · selän(accusative, genitive, singular) · selät(accusative, genitive, plural) · selän(genitive, singular) · selkien(genitive, plural) · selkäin(genitive, plural, rare) · selkää(partitive, singular) · selkiä(partitive, plural) · selässä(inessive, singular) · selissä(inessive, plural) · selästä(elative, singular) · selistä(elative, plural) · selkään(illative, singular) · selkiin(illative, plural) · selällä(adessive, singular) · selillä(adessive, plural) · selältä(ablative, singular)