helme

See also: Helme

English

Noun

helme (plural helmes)

1. Obsolete spelling of helm.

Latin

Noun

helme

1. vocative singular of helmus

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English helma, from Proto-Germanic *helmô.

Alternative forms

• helm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlm(ə)/

Noun

helme (plural helmes)

1. A tiller or helm.

Descendants

• English: helm

References

• “helm(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 July 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

helme

1. alternative form of helm
   • c. 1450-1460, unknown author, Merlin : or, the early history of King Arthur

     The kynge Ban be-gan to laugh vndir his helme.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

Noun

helme

1. alternative form of halm

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.me/, [ˈheɫ.me]

Noun

helme

1. dative singular of helm

Old French

Alternative forms

• healme, heaume, hiaume, elme

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin helmus.

Noun

helme oblique singular, m (oblique plural helmes, nominative singular helmes, nominative plural helme)

1. helmet (protective headguard)

Descendants

• Middle French: heaume, helme, elme
  • French: heaume
• → Middle English: healme, helm (confluence with Old English helm)
  • English: helm
• ⇒ Old French: helmet (diminutive)
  • Middle French: heaumet, armet
    • French: armet
    • → Catalan: elmet
    • Italian: elmetto
    • → Middle English: healmet, helmet (displacing Old English helm)
      • English: helmet
    • → Spanish: elmete

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هلیمه (helime), from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

helme (definite accusative helmeyi, plural helmeler)

1. (botany) any thick, viscous substance found in the roots, flowers and seeds of some plants
2. thick liquid formed by the precipitation of starch when beans, rice, or wheat are boiled

Declension

Declension of helme

singular plural nominative helme helmeler definite accusative helmeyi helmeleri dative helmeye helmelere locative helmede helmelerde ablative helmeden helmelerden genitive helmenin helmelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular helmem helmelerim 2nd singular helmen helmelerin 3rd singular helmesi helmeleri 1st plural helmemiz helmelerimiz 2nd plural helmeniz helmeleriniz 3rd plural helmeleri helmeleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular helmemi helmelerimi 2nd singular helmeni helmelerini 3rd singular helmesini helmelerini 1st plural helmemizi helmelerimizi 2nd plural helmenizi helmelerinizi 3rd plural helmelerini helmelerini dative singular plural 1st singular helmeme helmelerime 2nd singular helmene helmelerine 3rd singular helmesine helmelerine 1st plural helmemize helmelerimize 2nd plural helmenize helmelerinize 3rd plural helmelerine helmelerine locative singular plural 1st singular helmemde helmelerimde 2nd singular helmende helmelerinde 3rd singular helmesinde helmelerinde 1st plural helmemizde helmelerimizde 2nd plural helmenizde helmelerinizde 3rd plural helmelerinde helmelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular helmemden helmelerimden 2nd singular helmenden helmelerinden 3rd singular helmesinden helmelerinden 1st plural helmemizden helmelerimizden 2nd plural helmenizden helmelerinizden 3rd plural helmelerinden helmelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular helmemin helmelerimin 2nd singular helmenin helmelerinin 3rd singular helmesinin helmelerinin 1st plural helmemizin helmelerimizin 2nd plural helmenizin helmelerinizin 3rd plural helmelerinin helmelerinin

Derived terms

• helme dökmek
• helme gibi
• helmelenmek
• helmeleşmek
• helmeli

Further reading

• “helme”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “helme”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “helme”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1928
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “helme”, in Nişanyan Sözlük