Salm

See also: salm and salʹm

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Salm

1. (historical) Any of several historical countships and principalities in present-day Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Salm

1. (astronomy) The star Tau Pegasi in the constellation of Pegasus.

Anagrams

• AMLs, masl, Alms, M.L.A.s, ALMS, alms, MSAL, SLAM, SAML, AMSL, MLAs, MASL, amsl, ALMs, mals, lams, slam, LAMs, Lams

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zalm/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -alm

Etymology 1

See Psalm.

Noun

Salm m (strong, genitive Salms or Salmes, plural Salme)

1. (uncountable, informal, perhaps regional) lengthy talk, drivel

   Synonyms: Sermon; Geblubber, Gefasel, Gelaber, Gerede, Geschwafel, Geseier, Gesülze

   Wer hört sich das heutzutage noch an, wenn die Politiker ihren Salm absondern!

   Who listens to politicians spouting their drivel anymore these days!

2. (archaic) a sermon, homily
3. obsolete form of Psalm (“psalm”)

Declension

Declension of Salm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Salm	die	Salme
genitive	eines	des	Salms, Salmes	der	Salme
dative	einem	dem	Salm, Salme1	den	Salmen
accusative	einen	den	Salm	die	Salme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German salme, from Old High German salmo, from Latin salmō. Compare Dutch zalm.

Noun

Salm m (strong, genitive Salms or Salmes, plural Salme)

1. (rare, archaic) synonym of Lachs (“salmon”)

Declension

Declension of Salm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Salm	die	Salme
genitive	eines	des	Salms, Salmes	der	Salme
dative	einem	dem	Salm, Salme1	den	Salmen
accusative	einen	den	Salm	die	Salme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Saibling (through archaic Sälmling)
• Salmler

Further reading

• “Salm”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Lutuv

Proper noun

Salm

1. (biblical) Psalms (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh)