pálmi
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse palmi, from Latin palma, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂; cognate with Faroese lámur.
Noun
pálmi m (genitive singular pálma, plural pálmar)
- palm (tropical tree)
- a shrub, Salix phylicifolia
Declension
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pálmi | pálmin | pálmar | pálmarnir |
| accusative | pálma | pálman | pálmar | pálmarnar |
| dative | pálma | pálmanum | pálmum | pálmunum |
| genitive | pálma | pálmans | pálma | pálmanna |
Synonyms
- (shrub): pálmapílur m
Derived terms
- dadlupálmi m
- oljupálmi m
- pálmagrein f
- pálmaleygardagur m
- pálmaolja f
- pálmapílur m
- pálmasunnudagur m
- pálmatræ n
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse palmi, from Latin palma, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂.
Noun
pálmi m (genitive singular pálma, nominative plural pálmar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pálmi | pálminn | pálmar | pálmarnir |
| accusative | pálma | pálmann | pálma | pálmana |
| dative | pálma | pálmanum | pálmum | pálmunum |
| genitive | pálma | pálmans | pálma | pálmanna |
Derived terms
- pálmalilja m (“yucca”)
- pálmasunnudagur m (“Palm Sunday”)
- pálmatré n (“palm tree”)
Further reading
- “pálmi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)