halma
See also: Halma
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhalmə/
Noun
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.
- 1904, ‘Saki’, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:
- In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
Finnish
Declension
| 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 |
| gen. | halman | ||
| genitive | halman | halmojen halmainrare | |
| 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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