helma
See also: Helma
Czech edit
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helma f
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
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. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “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
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Old English edit
Etymology edit
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helma m
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Declension of helma (weak)
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- English: helm
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helma f (genitive singular helmy, nominative plural helmy, genitive plural heliem, declension pattern of žena)
Declension edit
Declension of helma
Further reading edit
- “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