From pálmi (“palm”) + sunnudagur (“Sunday”), from the palm fronds supposedly laid before Jesus during his entrance to Jerusalem preceding his crucifixion.
pálmasunnudagur m (genitive singular pálmasunnudags, nominative plural pálmasunnudagar)
| Declension of pálmasunnudagur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pálmasunnudagur | pálmasunnudagurinn | pálmasunnudagar | pálmasunnudagarnir |
| accusative | pálmasunnudag | pálmasunnudaginn | pálmasunnudaga | pálmasunnudagana |
| dative | pálmasunnudegi | pálmasunnudeginum | pálmasunnudögum | pálmasunnudögunum |
| genitive | pálmasunnudags | pálmasunnudagsins | pálmasunnudaga | pálmasunnudaganna |