Psalter

German

Alternative forms

• Salter (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German salter, from Old High German saltāri, from Latin psaltērium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). The modern Ps- is due to relatinization; see Psalm for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpsaltɐ]

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Proper noun

der Psalter m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Psalters)

1. the Book of Psalms

   Synonym: (Buch der) Psalmen

Noun

Psalter m (strong, genitive Psalters, plural Psalter)

1. a copy of the Psalms independent from the rest of the Old Testament (either on its own or along with the New Testament)

   ein Neues Testament mit Psalter ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. a psaltery

Declension

Declension of Psalter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Psalter	die	Psalter
genitive	eines	des	Psalters	der	Psalter
dative	einem	dem	Psalter	den	Psaltern
accusative	einen	den	Psalter	die	Psalter