helmet
English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
- helmette (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume), equivalent to helm + -et. The Old French is itself of Germanic origin (whence Old English helm). Used in English since the 15th century, it has largely displaced helm as the general word.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
helmet (plural helmets)
- A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- Synonym: (archaic or poetic) helm
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter II, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
- (heraldry) Such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms.
- Synonym: helm
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
- The upper part of a chemist's retort.
- Synonym: (obsolete) helm
- The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
- A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
- The glans penis.
- (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible or stupid person.
- 2021 September 3, MJowen174, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-14:
- Jarvo’s a stinky old helmet.
- (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible or stupid person.
- The upper part of a chemist's retort.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- balaclava helmet
- beer helmet
- bicycle helmet
- blue helmet
- close helmet
- coal scuttle helmet
- combat helmet
- construction helmet
- Corinthian helmet
- crash-helmet
- crash helmet
- flying helmet
- helmet hair
- helmet shell
- helmet snail
- helmet streamer
- horned helmet
- kettle helmet
- pit helmet
- pith helmet
- policeman's helmet
- purple helmet
- safety helmet
- space helmet
- steel pot helmet
- washbasin helmet
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
helmet (third-person singular simple present helmets, present participle helmeting, simple past and past participle helmeted)
- (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English helmet, from Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: hel‧met
Noun[edit]
helmet
- a helmet; a protective head covering, usually part of armour.
Verb[edit]
helmet
- to wear a helmet
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:helmet.
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
helmet
- nominative plural of helmi
- necklace made of pearls or beads
Declension[edit]
Inflection of helmet (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | — | helmet | ||
genitive | — | helmien | ||
partitive | — | helmiä | ||
illative | — | helmiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | — | helmet | ||
accusative | nom. | — | helmet | |
gen. | — | |||
genitive | — | helmien | ||
partitive | — | helmiä | ||
inessive | — | helmissä | ||
elative | — | helmistä | ||
illative | — | helmiin | ||
adessive | — | helmillä | ||
ablative | — | helmiltä | ||
allative | — | helmille | ||
essive | — | helminä | ||
translative | — | helmiksi | ||
abessive | — | helmittä | ||
instructive | — | helmin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms[edit]
- (necklace): helminauha
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French helmet; equivalent to helm + -et.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
helmet
- A helmet; an armoured piece of headgear.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “helmet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English helmet, from Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, ultimately from Germanic origin. Doublet of almete.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
helmet (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜆ᜔)
References[edit]
- “helmet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱel- (cover)
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms suffixed with -et
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛlmɪt
- Rhymes:English/ɛlmɪt/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Heraldry
- English derogatory terms
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- en:Armor
- en:Genitalia
- en:Headwear
- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano terms derived from Middle English
- Cebuano terms derived from Old French
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano verbs
- ceb:Headwear
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish noun forms
- Finnish ovi-type nominals
- Finnish pluralia tantum
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms suffixed with -et
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Armor
- enm:Headwear
- Tagalog terms borrowed from English
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog terms derived from Middle English
- Tagalog terms derived from Old French
- Tagalog terms derived from Germanic languages
- Tagalog doublets
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Armor
- tl:Headwear