Halm

See also: halm

German

Etymology

From Old High German halm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /halm/
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Noun

Halm m (genitive Halms or Halmes, plural Halme, diminutive Hälmchen n)

stalk

Declension

Declension of Halm

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Halm	die	Halme
genitive	eines	des	Halmes, Halms	der	Halme
dative	einem	dem	Halm, Halme¹	den	Halmen
accusative	einen	den	Halm	die	Halme

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Getreidehalm
Grashalm
Halmfliege
Halmfrucht
Schachtelhalm
Schilfhalm
Stoppelhalm
Strohhalm
Trinkhalm

Further reading

Halm in Duden online

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