pálmasunnudagur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pálmi (“palm”) + sunnudagur (“Sunday”), from the palm fronds supposedly laid before Jesus during his entrance to Jerusalem preceding his crucifixion.
Noun
[edit]pálmasunnudagur m (genitive singular pálmasunnudags, nominative plural pálmasunnudagar)
Declension
[edit]declension of pálmasunnudagur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pálmasunnudagur | pálmasunnudagurinn | pálmasunnudagar | pálmasunnudagarnir |
| accusative | pálmasunnudag | pálmasunnudaginn | pálmasunnudaga | pálmasunnudagana |
| dative | pálmasunnudegi | pálmasunnudeginum | pálmasunnudögum | pálmasunnudögunum |
| genitive | pálmasunnudags | pálmasunnudagsins | pálmasunnudaga | pálmasunnudaganna |
Further reading
[edit]- “pálmasunnudagur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)