Helm

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

English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Helm

  1. The only named wind in the British Isles. It blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.
    Synonym: Helm Wind

Etymology 2

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Two main origins:

  • English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“helmet; protection”).
  • Borrowed from German Helm (“helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.

Proper noun

Helm (countable and uncountable, plural Helms)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    1. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Helm is the 3087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11649 individuals. Helm is most common among White (86.39%) individuals.

Further reading

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Compare Low German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Danish hjelm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛlm/
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Noun

Helm m (strong, genitive Helmes or Helms, plural Helme)

  1. helmet
  2. (architecture) helm roof
  3. (heraldry) helmet, as shown above a coat of arms

Declension

Declension of Helm
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Helm die Helme
genitive eines des Helmes, Helms der Helme
dative einem dem Helm, Helme1 den Helmen
accusative einen den Helm die Helme

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

helmet
architecture

Holonyms

Derived terms

architecture
heraldry

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of older Hellem, from Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Cognate with German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Icelandic hjálmur.

Pronunciation

Noun

Helm m (plural Helmer)

  1. helmet
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