harmóníum

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See also: harmonium and Harmonium

Icelandic

harmóníum

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish harmonium, from Latin harmonium, a pseudo-Latin trade name coined from harmonie (harmony).

Pronunciation

Noun

harmóníum n (genitive singular harmóníums, nominative plural harmóníum)

  1. reed organ

Declension

The word may be declined according to the regular paradigm for strong neuter nouns:

    Declension of harmóníum
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative harmóníum harmóníumið harmóníum harmóníumin
accusative harmóníum harmóníumið harmóníum harmóníumin
dative harmóníumi harmóníuminu harmóníumum harmóníumunum
genitive harmóníums harmóníumsins harmóníuma harmóníumanna

However, the dative and genitive plural forms are awkward in pronunciation, and seem to be generally avoided; those forms are not attested.

A dative singular harmóníum (or harmoníum) is attested, and also other variations, such as a Latinate plural harmónía, and forms that drop the -um upon the addition of native inflectional endings or the appended article (as is the norm in Danish): harmóníið, harmóníi, harmóníinu.