helmet

== 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 Hyphenation: hel‧met === Noun === helmet (plural helmets) (clothing) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour. Synonyms: (archaic or poetic) helm, (sometimes humorous) brain bucket Hyponym: hard hat (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (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. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:glans penis (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible or stupid person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === helmet (third-person singular simple present helmets, present participle helmeting or helmetting, simple past and past participle helmeted or helmetted) (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 a helmet; a protective head covering, usually part of armour === Verb === helmet to wear a helmet == Finnish == === Noun === helmet nominative plural of helmi 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 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 18 July 2018. == 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) helmet Synonym: (rare) almete ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “helmet”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “helmet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018