szłom

See also: szłóm

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šelmъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ʃʲɫɔm/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ʃʲɫɔm/

Noun

szłom m animacy unattested

1. helmet
   • 1874 [1418], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎^[1], volume XV, page 521:

     Sequitur alia expedicio Lithuaniam per eundem Climkonem cum schlomy Tartharorum

     [Sequitur alia expedicio Lithuaniam per eundem Climkonem cum szłomy Tartharorum]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “szłom”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

szłom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂwɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: szłom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish szłom. Doublet of hełm.

Noun

szłom m inan

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

   Synonym: hełm

2. (historical, obsolete) lobster-tailed pot, zischägge (European combat helmet, worn especially from the 1600s into the 1700s, consisting of a rounded skull-piece, often cheek guards and a nasal or face-guard, and a laminated defence (or single plate ridged to imitate lames) to protect the back of the neck that resembled a lobster's tail)

   Synonym: szyszak

Declension

Declension of szłom

	singular	plural
nominative	szłom	szłomy
genitive	szłomu	szłomów
dative	szłomowi	szłomom
accusative	szłom	szłomy
instrumental	szłomem	szłomami
locative	szłomie	szłomach
vocative	szłomie	szłomy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

szłom

1. first-person singular neuter past of iść

Further reading

• szłom in Polish dictionaries at PWN