helma

 

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Borrowed from German Helm.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛlma]

helma f

1. helmet
2. hard hat

• “helma”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “helma”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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”)).

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

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

• “helma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• Halme, halme

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

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

helma

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

• 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

Cognate with Old Norse hjálm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.mɑ/, [ˈheɫ.mɑ]

helma m

1. helm (of boat), tiller

Weak:

• English: helm

Borrowed from German helm.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦelma]

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

1. helmet

• “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, 2003–2024