hõlm

See also: holm and Holm

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëlma, borrowed from either Baltic (cf. Lithuanian šelmuo (ridge (of a roof))) or Proto-Germanic *helmaz (protective covering). Cognate with Finnish helma.

Noun

hõlm (genitive hõlma, partitive hõlma)

  1. hem (margin of cloth)

Inflection

Derived terms

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), hõlm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • hõlm in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • hõlm in Sõnaveeb
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