hełm

See also: helm and Helm

Polish
hełm

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hełm, from Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos, from the root *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, protect”). Displaced earlier szłom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xɛwm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛwm
  • Syllabification: hełm
  • Homophone: Chełm

Noun

hełm m inan (diminutive hełmik)

  1. combat helmet
  2. (heraldry) helmet

Declension
Declension of hełm
singular plural
nominative hełm hełmy
genitive hełmu hełmów
dative hełmowi hełmom
accusative hełm hełmy
instrumental hełmem hełmami
locative hełmie hełmach
vocative hełmie hełmy

Derived terms
adjectives
  • hełmiasty
  • hełmowy
nouns
  • hełmce
  • hełmiatka
  • hełmka
  • hełmofon
  • hełmoróg
noun
verbs

Further reading
  • hełm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hełm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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