harmóníum

See also: harmonium and Harmonium

Icelandic

Alternative forms

harmoníum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈharmou(ː)ˌniːjʏm/
Rhymes: -iːjʏm

Noun

harmóníum n (genitive singular harmóníums, nominative plural harmóníum)

reed organ

Declension

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

Declension of harmóníum (neuter)

	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.