helma
See also: Helma
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɛlma]
Declension
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
Noun
helma
- skirt, base, lap (part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist)
- hem (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying)
- (figuratively) care
- äitinsä helmoissa ― cared for by his mother / living with his mother
- (furniture) valance (short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the underside of a bed, couch or other piece of furniture)
- Synonym: helmalakana
Declension
| Inflection of helma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 helmainrare | ||
| 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. | |||
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Further reading
- “helma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Old English
Etymology
Cognate with Old Norse hjálm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxel.mɑ/, [ˈheɫ.mɑ]
Declension
Descendants
- English: helm
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦelma]
Noun
helma f (genitive singular helmy, nominative plural helmy, genitive plural heliem, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
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, 2024
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