hełm

See also: helm, Helm, hel'm, and helm'

Polish

hełm sense 1

hełm sense 2

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hełm. Doublet of szłom. Displaced szłom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛwm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛwm
• Syllabification: hełm
• Homophone: Chełm

Noun

hełm m inan (diminutive hełmik, related adjective hełmowy)

2. helmet (hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour)

   Synonym: (obsolete) szłom

   1. (heraldry) helmet (such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms)
4. tented roof, pavilion roof (type of polygonal hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak)
5. (colloquial, derogatory) hair arranged so that it resembles the shape of a helmet

Declension

Declension of hełm

	singular	plural
nominative	hełm	hełmy
genitive	hełmu	hełmów
dative	hełmowi	hełmom
accusative	hełm	hełmy
instrumental	hełmem	hełmami
locative	hełmie	hełmach
vocative	hełmie	hełmy

Derived terms

adjectives

• hełmiasty

 

nouns

• hełmce
• hełmiatka
• hełmka
• hełmofon
• hełmoróg

 

Further reading

• hełm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hełm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• hełm in PWN's encyclopedia