pálmi

See also: palmi, Palmi, and 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)

1. palm (tropical tree)
2. 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)

1. palm tree

Declension

Declension of pálmi (masculine)

	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)