halma

See also: Halma

English

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).

halma (uncountable)

(board games) A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
- 1904, ‘Saki’, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:
  As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.
In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.

halma

Inflection of halma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		halma	halmat
genitive		halman	halmojen
partitive		halmaa	halmoja
illative		halmaan	halmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halma	halmat
accusative	nom.	halma	halmat
accusative	gen.	halman	halmat
genitive		halman	halmojen halmain^rare
partitive		halmaa	halmoja
inessive		halmassa	halmoissa
elative		halmasta	halmoista
illative		halmaan	halmoihin
adessive		halmalla	halmoilla
ablative		halmalta	halmoilta
allative		halmalle	halmoille
essive		halmana	halmoina
translative		halmaksi	halmoiksi
instructive		—	halmoin
abessive		halmatta	halmoitta
comitative		—	halmoineen

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