helmet

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English

Alternative forms

• helmette (obsolete)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlmɪt/, /ˈhɛlmət/
• Rhymes: -ɛlmɪt

Noun

helmet (plural helmets)

2. (clothing) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

   Synonyms: (archaic or poetic) helm, (sometimes humorous) brain bucket

   Hyponym: hard hat

   1. (heraldry) Such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms.

      Synonym: helm

3. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
   1. The upper part of a chemist's retort.

      Synonym: (obsolete) helm

   2. The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
   3. A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
   4. The glans penis.

      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:glans penis

      1. (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible or stupid person.

Derived terms

Related terms

• helm

Descendants

Translations

Verb

helmet (third-person singular simple present helmets, present participle helmeting or helmetting, simple past and past participle helmeted or helmetted)

1. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.

Anagrams

• Lethem

Cebuano

Etymology

From English helmet, from Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hel‧met

Noun

helmet

1. a helmet; a protective head covering, usually part of armour

Verb

helmet

1. to wear a helmet

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:helmet.

Finnish

Noun

helmet

1. nominative plural of helmi
2. necklace made of pearls or beads

Declension

Synonyms

• (necklace): helminauha

Middle English

Alternative forms

• helmette, helmett, helmete

Etymology

From Old French helmet; equivalent to helm +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlˈmɛt/, /ˈhɛlmɛt/

Noun

helmet

1. A helmet; an armoured piece of headgear.

Descendants

• English: helmet
• Scots: hoomet

References

• “helmet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English helmet, from Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, ultimately from Germanic origin. Doublet of almete.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhelmet/ [ˈhɛl.mɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -elmet
• Syllabification: hel‧met

Noun

helmet (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

1. helmet

   Synonym: (rare) almete

References

• “helmet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018