Psalter
German, noun[ˈpsaltɐ]
Psalter is spelled P-S-A-L-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Psalter is a German masculine noun meaning “a copy of the Psalms independent from the rest of the Old Testament (either on its own or along with the New Testament)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Buch der Psalmen des Alten Testaments”.
What does Psalter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea 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
- 2
masculinea psaltery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Buch der Psalmen des Alten Testaments 2. mittelalterliches liturgisches Textbuch, das nur oder im Kern die Psalmen enthält 3. mittelalterliches Saiteninstrument ohne Griffbrett 4. Blättermagen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Psalter
- Psalters genitive
- Psaltern dative definite plural
- Salter alternative obsolete
- Psalterium variant
- Ps abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Psalter?
- [ˈpsaltɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Psalter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Psalter in German?
Psalter appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).