Stahlhelm

English

Etymology

German Stahlhelm

Noun

Stahlhelm (plural Stahlhelms or Stahlhelme)

1. A distinctive steel helmet fielded by the German Reich and some other nations during the World Wars, and by some modern-day bikers.

   Synonyms: M1935 helmet, (colloquial) Nazi helmet

A German Stahlhelm

German

Etymology

From Stahl (steel) +‎ Helm (helmet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaːlhɛlm/

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Stahlhelm m (strong, genitive Stahlhelmes or Stahlhelms, plural Stahlhelme)

1. any steel helmet intended to protect the wearer from shrapnel
2. a distinctive, steel helmet fielded by Germany during World Wars I and II, and by many other countries during the 20th century
3. Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten

Declension

Declension of Stahlhelm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stahlhelm	die	Stahlhelme
genitive	eines	des	Stahlhelmes, Stahlhelms	der	Stahlhelme
dative	einem	dem	Stahlhelm, Stahlhelme1	den	Stahlhelmen
accusative	einen	den	Stahlhelm	die	Stahlhelme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Dutch: staalhelm (calque)
• → English: Stahlhelm

Further reading

• “Stahlhelm” in Duden online
• “Stahlhelm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache