salma

See also: Salma

Catalan

Alternative forms

sauma

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.mə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ma/

Noun

salma f (plural salmes)

(archaic) burden, load
Synonyms: càrrega, somada
(historical) measure of capacity considered the maximum a pack animal could carry (in Barcelona equal to 278 liters)

Derived terms

salmer

Related terms

somada
somer

Further reading

“salma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare the doublet soma (“load, burden”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsal.ma/
Rhymes: -alma
Hyphenation: sàl‧ma

Noun

salma f (plural salme)

body, corpse
remains

Derived terms

salmeria

Further reading

salma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

slama

Oromo

Noun

salma

sexual intercourse, copulation

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