Salm
German, noun/zalm/
Salm is spelled S-A-L-M (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salm is a German masculine noun meaning “lengthy talk, drivel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs”.
What does Salm mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinelengthy talk, drivel
Wer hört sich das heutzutage noch an, wenn die Politiker ihren Salm absondern!
- 2
archaicmasculinea sermon, homily
- 3
masculineobsoleteobsolete form of Psalm (“psalm”)
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineraresynonym of Lachs (“salmon”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raubfisch, Speisefisch mit rosafarbenem Fleisch; Lachs
noun: 1. umständliche, lange, lästige Rederei
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 Salm
- Salms genitive
- Salmes genitive
- Salme plural
- Salmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Salm?
- /zalm/
- [zalm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Salm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Salm in German?
Salm appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).