LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

helmus

helmus m (genitive helmī)
Classical[ˈhɛɫ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛl.mus]

Meaning

  1. masculinehelmet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehelmushelmī
genitivehelmīhelmōrum
dativehelmōhelmīs
accusativehelmumhelmōs
ablativehelmōhelmīs
vocativehelmehelmī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmos? Proto-Germanic *helmaz Frankish *helmbor. Latin helmus Borrowed from Frankish *helm (“helmet”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchheaumefrom Old French helme
  • Englishhelmfrom Old French helme
  • Frencharmetfrom Old French helme
  • Catalanelmetfrom Old French helme
  • Italianelmettofrom Old French helme
  • Englishhelmetfrom Old French helme
  • Spanishelmetefrom Old French helme
  • Italianelmo
  • Catalanelmfrom Old Occitan elm
  • Occitanèlmfrom Old Occitan elm
Iberian
  • Portugueseelmofrom Old Galician-Portuguese elmo
  • Spanishyelmo
  • Galicianelmofrom Old Galician-Portuguese elmo
  • Asturianyelmufrom Spanish yelmo

Quick answers

What does helmus mean in Latin?
helmus, a noun, means “helmet”.
What is the genitive of helmus?
The genitive singular is helmī. helmus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce helmus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɛɫ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛl.mus].