Estonian

Proper noun

Salme

1. A female given name occurring in folk poetry, and the name of a character in Kalevipoeg.
2. A municipality in Estonia.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Salme in the end of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɑlme]
• Hyphenation: Sal‧me

Proper noun

Salme

1. A female given name.

Declension

Anagrams

• Selma

German

Noun

Salme m

1. plural of Salm

Danish

Noun

salme c (singular definite salmen, plural indefinite salmer)

1. hymn

Declension

Derived terms

• salmebog
• salmist

References

• “salme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Noun

salme f

1. plural of salma

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός ‎(psalmós).

Noun

salme m ‎(definite singular salmen, indefinite plural salmer, definite plural salmene)

1. (religion) hymn
2. (biblical) psalm

Derived terms

• salmebok

References

• “salme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός ‎(psalmós).

Noun

salme m ‎(definite singular salmen, indefinite plural salmar, definite plural salmane)

1. (religion) hymn
2. (biblical) psalm

Derived terms

• salmebok

References

• “salme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.