szłom
See also: szłóm
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šelmъ.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʂwɔm/
- Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: szłom
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish szłom. Doublet of hełm.
Noun
szłom m inan
- (obsolete) helmet (hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour)
- Synonym: hełm
- (historical, obsolete) lobster-tailed pot, zischägge (European combat helmet, worn especially from the 1600s into the 1700s, consisting of a rounded skull-piece, often cheek guards and a nasal or face-guard, and a laminated defence (or single plate ridged to imitate lames) to protect the back of the neck that resembled a lobster's tail)
- Synonym: szyszak
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- szłom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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