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)
- combat helmet
- (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
Related terms
noun
- oszołom
verbs
- oszałamiać impf
- oszołomić pf
Further reading
- hełm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hełm in Polish dictionaries at PWN