elmo
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elmo
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English
Phrase
elmo
- (Corporate slang) Initialism of enough, let's move on.
References
Afar
Pronunciation
Noun
elmó f
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese elmo (“helm”), from Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 (hilms, “helm”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“protective covering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
elmo m (plural elmos)
References
- “elmo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a West Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“protective covering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
elmo m (plural elmi)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Maltese: elmu
References
- ^ elmo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese elmo (“helm”), borrowed from Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 (hilms, “helm”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“protective covering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
elmo m (plural elmos)
Usage notes
- elmo is more often used for ancient and medieval helmets, and in heraldry, while capacete is used for both modern (such as helmets used in sport or motorcycle) and old ones.