holme

See also: Holme

English

Etymology

From Middle English holm (“island”), from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

Noun

holme (plural holmes)

1. Alternative form of holm

Anagrams

• Homel, Mohel, mohel

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦolmɛ]

Verb

holme

1. first-person plural imperative of holit

Danish

Noun

holme c

1. indefinite plural of holm

Middle English

Noun

holme

1. Alternative form of halm

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse holmi, holmr.

Noun

holme m (definite singular holmen, indefinite plural holmer, definite plural holmene)

1. an islet, or holm (UK)

References

• “holme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• holm

Etymology

From Old Norse holmi, holmr.

Noun

holme m (definite singular holmen, indefinite plural holmar, definite plural holmane)

1. an islet, or holm (UK)

References

• “holme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• holm

Etymology

From Old Swedish holmber, Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz. Cognate with Icelandic hólmi, German Holm.

Noun

holme c

1. holme, holm; a small island, islet

Declension

Declension of holme

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	holme	holmes
	definite	holmen	holmens
plural	indefinite	holmar	holmars
	definite	holmarna	holmarnas

See also

• ö
• kobbe

Further reading

• holme in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• holme in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)