From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “the sound emanating from twitching or twanging perhaps with the hands or fingers, mostly of musical strings”).
sálmur m (genitive singular sálms, plural sálmar)
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sálmur | sálmurin | sálmar | sálmarnir |
| accusative | sálm | sálmin | sálmar | sálmarnar |
| dative | sálmi | sálminum | sálmum | sálmunum |
| genitive | sálms | sálmsins | sálma | sálmanna |
From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “the sound emanating from twitching or twanging perhaps with the hands or fingers, mostly of musical strings”).
sálmur m (genitive singular sálms, nominative plural sálmar)