halma

See also: Halma

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalmə/

Noun

halma (uncountable)

1. (board games) A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
   • 1904, ‘Saki’, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:

     As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.

2. In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.

Translations

board game

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: halma

Anagrams

• Hamal, Mahal, almah, amlah, hamal, mahal

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Finnish

Noun

halma

1. (board games) halma

Declension

Inflection of halma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		halma	halmat
genitive		halman	halmojen
partitive		halmaa	halmoja
illative		halmaan	halmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halma	halmat
accusative	nom.	halma	halmat
	gen.	halman
genitive		halman	halmojen halmain rare
partitive		halmaa	halmoja
inessive		halmassa	halmoissa
elative		halmasta	halmoista
illative		halmaan	halmoihin
adessive		halmalla	halmoilla
ablative		halmalta	halmoilta
allative		halmalle	halmoille
essive		halmana	halmoina
translative		halmaksi	halmoiksi
abessive		halmatta	halmoitta
instructive		—	halmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of halma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halmani halmani accusative nom. halmani halmani gen. halmani genitive halmani halmojeni halmaini rare partitive halmaani halmojani inessive halmassani halmoissani elative halmastani halmoistani illative halmaani halmoihini adessive halmallani halmoillani ablative halmaltani halmoiltani allative halmalleni halmoilleni essive halmanani halmoinani translative halmakseni halmoikseni abessive halmattani halmoittani instructive — — comitative — halmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halmasi halmasi accusative nom. halmasi halmasi gen. halmasi genitive halmasi halmojesi halmaisi rare partitive halmaasi halmojasi inessive halmassasi halmoissasi elative halmastasi halmoistasi illative halmaasi halmoihisi adessive halmallasi halmoillasi ablative halmaltasi halmoiltasi allative halmallesi halmoillesi essive halmanasi halmoinasi translative halmaksesi halmoiksesi abessive halmattasi halmoittasi instructive — — comitative — halmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halmamme halmamme accusative nom. halmamme halmamme gen. halmamme genitive halmamme halmojemme halmaimme rare partitive halmaamme halmojamme inessive halmassamme halmoissamme elative halmastamme halmoistamme illative halmaamme halmoihimme adessive halmallamme halmoillamme ablative halmaltamme halmoiltamme allative halmallemme halmoillemme essive halmanamme halmoinamme translative halmaksemme halmoiksemme abessive halmattamme halmoittamme instructive — — comitative — halmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halmanne halmanne accusative nom. halmanne halmanne gen. halmanne genitive halmanne halmojenne halmainne rare partitive halmaanne halmojanne inessive halmassanne halmoissanne elative halmastanne halmoistanne illative halmaanne halmoihinne adessive halmallanne halmoillanne ablative halmaltanne halmoiltanne allative halmallenne halmoillenne essive halmananne halmoinanne translative halmaksenne halmoiksenne abessive halmattanne halmoittanne instructive — — comitative — halmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative halmansa halmansa accusative nom. halmansa halmansa gen. halmansa genitive halmansa halmojensa halmainsa rare partitive halmaansa halmojaan halmojansa inessive halmassaan halmassansa halmoissaan halmoissansa elative halmastaan halmastansa halmoistaan halmoistansa illative halmaansa halmoihinsa adessive halmallaan halmallansa halmoillaan halmoillansa ablative halmaltaan halmaltansa halmoiltaan halmoiltansa allative halmalleen halmallensa halmoilleen halmoillensa essive halmanaan halmanansa halmoinaan halmoinansa translative halmakseen halmaksensa halmoikseen halmoiksensa abessive halmattaan halmattansa halmoittaan halmoittansa instructive — — comitative — halmoineen halmoinensa

Anagrams

• mahla