yelmo

/ˈʝelmo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los yelmos

Meaning

  1. helmet

    • El caballero llevaba un yelmo.

      The knight wore a helmet.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

casco

yelmo is an archaic, historical word for "helmet," like a medieval knight's helmet; casco is the modern, everyday word, like a motorcycle or bike helmet.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

capacete

capacete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "helmet."

Portuguese

elmo

elmo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "helmet."

Practice

1 What does yelmo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El caballero llevaba un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches yelmo?

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