шелом

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic шеломъ (šelomŭ), from Proto-Slavic *šelmъ. Doublet of шлем (šlem), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɨˈɫom]

Noun

шело́м • (šelómm inan (genitive шело́ма, nominative plural шело́мы, genitive plural шело́мов)

  1. (archaic or folk poetic) helmet

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шелом”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress