helma

See also: Helma

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Helm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛlma]

Noun

helma f

  1. helmet
  2. hard hat

Declension

Declension of helma (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative helma helmy
genitive helmy helem
dative helmě helmám
accusative helmu helmy
vocative helmo helmy
locative helmě helmách
instrumental helmou helmami

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëlma (compare Estonian hõlm), possibly borrowed either from Baltic (compare Lithuanian šelmuo (“ridge (of a roof)”)) or from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“protective covering”) (compare Old English helm (“helmet, protection, covering”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelmɑ/, [ˈhe̞lmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hel‧ma
  • Hyphenation(key): hel‧ma

Noun

helma

  1. skirt, base, lap (part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist)
    Synonyms: helmus, lieve, reuna
  2. hem (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying)
    Synonyms: palle, päärme
  3. (figuratively) care
    äitinsä helmoissa ― cared for by his mother / living with his mother
  4. (furniture) valance (short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the underside of a bed, couch or other piece of furniture)
    Synonym: helmalakana
  5. (automotive) sill, rocker

Declension

Inflection of helma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative helma helmat
genitive helman helmojen
partitive helmaa helmoja
illative helmaan helmoihin
singular plural
nominative helma helmat
accusative nom. helma helmat
gen. helman
genitive helman helmojen
helmain rare
partitive helmaa helmoja
inessive helmassa helmoissa
elative helmasta helmoista
illative helmaan helmoihin
adessive helmalla helmoilla
ablative helmalta helmoilta
allative helmalle helmoille
essive helmana helmoina
translative helmaksi helmoiksi
abessive helmatta helmoitta
instructive — helmoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of helma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative helmani helmani
accusative nom. helmani helmani
gen. helmani
genitive helmani helmojeni
helmaini rare
partitive helmaani helmojani
inessive helmassani helmoissani
elative helmastani helmoistani
illative helmaani helmoihini
adessive helmallani helmoillani
ablative helmaltani helmoiltani
allative helmalleni helmoilleni
essive helmanani helmoinani
translative helmakseni helmoikseni
abessive helmattani helmoittani
instructive — —
comitative — helmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative helmasi helmasi
accusative nom. helmasi helmasi
gen. helmasi
genitive helmasi helmojesi
helmaisi rare
partitive helmaasi helmojasi
inessive helmassasi helmoissasi
elative helmastasi helmoistasi
illative helmaasi helmoihisi
adessive helmallasi helmoillasi
ablative helmaltasi helmoiltasi
allative helmallesi helmoillesi
essive helmanasi helmoinasi
translative helmaksesi helmoiksesi
abessive helmattasi helmoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — helmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative helmamme helmamme
accusative nom. helmamme helmamme
gen. helmamme
genitive helmamme helmojemme
helmaimme rare
partitive helmaamme helmojamme
inessive helmassamme helmoissamme
elative helmastamme helmoistamme
illative helmaamme helmoihimme
adessive helmallamme helmoillamme
ablative helmaltamme helmoiltamme
allative helmallemme helmoillemme
essive helmanamme helmoinamme
translative helmaksemme helmoiksemme
abessive helmattamme helmoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — helmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative helmanne helmanne
accusative nom. helmanne helmanne
gen. helmanne
genitive helmanne helmojenne
helmainne rare
partitive helmaanne helmojanne
inessive helmassanne helmoissanne
elative helmastanne helmoistanne
illative helmaanne helmoihinne
adessive helmallanne helmoillanne
ablative helmaltanne helmoiltanne
allative helmallenne helmoillenne
essive helmananne helmoinanne
translative helmaksenne helmoiksenne
abessive helmattanne helmoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — helmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative helmansa helmansa
accusative nom. helmansa helmansa
gen. helmansa
genitive helmansa helmojensa
helmainsa rare
partitive helmaansa helmojaan
helmojansa
inessive helmassaan
helmassansa 		helmoissaan
helmoissansa
elative helmastaan
helmastansa 		helmoistaan
helmoistansa
illative helmaansa helmoihinsa
adessive helmallaan
helmallansa 		helmoillaan
helmoillansa
ablative helmaltaan
helmaltansa 		helmoiltaan
helmoiltansa
allative helmalleen
helmallensa 		helmoilleen
helmoillensa
essive helmanaan
helmanansa 		helmoinaan
helmoinansa
translative helmakseen
helmaksensa 		helmoikseen
helmoiksensa
abessive helmattaan
helmattansa 		helmoittaan
helmoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — helmoineen
helmoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëlma. Cognates include Finnish helma and Estonian hõlm.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhelmɑ/, [ˈhe̞ɫm]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhelmɑ/, [ˈhe̞ɫmɑ]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhelmɑ/, [ˈhe̞ɫmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -elm, -elmɑ
  • Hyphenation: hel‧ma

Noun

helma

  1. skirt, base, lap (part of clothing hanging below the waist)

Declension

Declension of helma (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative helma helmat
genitive helman helmoin
partitive helmaa helmoja
illative helmaa helmoi
inessive helmaas helmois
elative helmast helmoist
allative helmalle helmoille
adessive helmaal helmoil
ablative helmalt helmoilt
translative helmaks helmoiks
essive helmanna, helmaan helmoinna, helmoin
exessive1) helmant helmoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 55
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 34

Old English

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse hjálm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxel.mɑ/, [ˈheɫ.mɑ]

Noun

helma m

  1. helm (of boat), tiller

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative helma helman
accusative helman helman
genitive helman helmena
dative helman helmum

Descendants

  • English: helm

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German helm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦelma]

Noun

helma f (relational adjective helmový, diminutive helmička, augmentative helmisko)

  1. helmet

Declension

Declension of helma
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativehelmahelmy
genitivehelmyheliem
dativehelmehelmám
accusativehelmuhelmy
locativehelmehelmách
instrumentalhelmouhelmami

Further reading

  • “helma”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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