Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en hjälm

helmet/jɛlm/

Meaning

helmet

In Swedish: skydd för huvudet

Forms

Forms of hjälm
Singular, indefiniteen hjälm
Singular, definitehjälmen
Plural, indefinitehjälmar
Plural, definitehjälmarna

hjälm is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hjälm, den stora hjälmen. Check another noun

Practise hjälm

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Is it en hjälm or ett hjälm?

Words built with hjälm

  • ishockeyhjälm (ice hockey) helmet
  • ridhjälm riding helmet

Questions

What does hjälm mean in English?

hjälm means “helmet”.

Is it en hjälm or ett hjälm?

It is en hjälm, and “the helmet” is hjälmen.

What is the plural of hjälm?

The plural of hjälm is hjälmar, and the definite plural is hjälmarna.

Similar words

kruka

Origin

From Old Swedish hiælmber, from Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Nearby common words

hjälm is number 3,395 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary