ψαλμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψάλλω (psállō, “to twitch”) +‎ -μός (-mós).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψαλμός • (psalmós) m (genitive ψαλμοῦ); second declension

  1. twitching or twanging with the fingers
  2. sound of the cithara or harp
  3. (music) song sung to the harp, psalm

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ψαλμός; τοῦ ψαλμοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ψαλμός
ho psalmós 		τὼ ψαλμώ
tṑ psalmṓ 		οἱ ψαλμοί
hoi psalmoí
Genitive τοῦ ψαλμοῦ
toû psalmoû 		τοῖν ψαλμοῖν
toîn psalmoîn 		τῶν ψαλμῶν
tôn psalmôn
Dative τῷ ψαλμῷ
tōî psalmōî 		τοῖν ψαλμοῖν
toîn psalmoîn 		τοῖς ψαλμοῖς
toîs psalmoîs
Accusative τὸν ψαλμόν
tòn psalmón 		τὼ ψαλμώ
tṑ psalmṓ 		τοὺς ψαλμούς
toùs psalmoús
Vocative ψαλμέ
psalmé 		ψαλμώ
psalmṓ 		ψαλμοί
psalmoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Coptic: ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ (psalmos)
  • → Greek: ψαλμός (psalmós) (learned)
  • → Latin: psalmus (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: սաղմոս (sałmos)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: псалъмъ (psalŭmŭ)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós), from ψάλλω (psállō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psalˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: ψαλ‧μός

Noun

ψαλμός • (psalmós) m (plural ψαλμοί)

  1. (music, religion) psalm

Declension

Declension of ψαλμός
singular plural
nominative ψαλμός (psalmós) ψαλμοί (psalmoí)
genitive ψαλμού (psalmoú) ψαλμών (psalmón)
accusative ψαλμό (psalmó) ψαλμούς (psalmoús)
vocative ψαλμέ (psalmé) ψαλμοί (psalmoí)

Further reading

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