yelmo

Spanish

Ancient Greek Helmet (yelmo)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin helmus, borrowed from Frankish *helm (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝelmo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝel.mo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃelmo/ [ˈʃel.mo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒelmo/ [ˈʒel.mo]

Rhymes: -elmo
Syllabification: yel‧mo

Noun

yelmo m (plural yelmos)

an ancient helmet that covers the head and face
Synonym: casco
(heraldry) helmet (of a coat of arms)

Further reading

“yelmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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