harmóníum

• harmoníum

Borrowed from Danish harmonium, from Latin harmonium, a pseudo-Latin trade name coined from harmonie (“harmony”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈharmou(ː)ˌniːjʏm/

  Rhymes: -iːjʏm

harmóníum n (genitive singular harmóníums, nominative plural harmóníum)

1. reed organ

The word may be declined according to the regular paradigm for strong neuter nouns:

However, the dative and genitive plural forms are awkward in pronunciation, and seem to be generally avoided; those forms are not attested.

A dative singular harmóníum (or harmoníum) is attested, and also other variations, such as a Latinate plural harmónía, and forms that drop the -um upon the addition of native inflectional endings or the appended article (as is the norm in Danish): harmóníið, harmóníi, harmóníinu.