Danish

Proper noun

Holm

1. A topographic surname​.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔlm/

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German holm ‎(“girt”), which pertains to the Germanic root *helmô (compare English helm). Older theories derive it from the plural of dialectal Hulbe ‎(“beam”) with -ben → -m (a rather common development in German). This seems less likely, particularly since Holm was spread by Jahn, who introduced several Low German dialect words to the standard.

Noun

Holm m ‎(genitive Holms or Holmes, plural Holme)

1. rail, bar (on which to hold on to)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German holm ‎(“island”), from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

Noun

Holm m ‎(genitive Holms or Holmes, plural Holme)

1. (regional, Northern Germany) small island

Declension

Norwegian

Etymology

From holm, archaic form of holme ‎(“small island”).

Proper noun

Holm

1. A topographic surname​.

Swedish

Etymology

From holm, archaic form of holme ‎(“small island”).

Proper noun

Holm

1. A topographic surname​.

English

Noun

holm ‎(plural holms)

1. (obsolete outside dialects) The holly.
2. A common evergreen oak, of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Derived terms

• holming

Etymology 2

From Old Norse holmi, holmr ‎(“islet”), from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz, from Proto-Indo-European root *kel- ‎(“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”). Cognate with Old English holm ‎(“sea, ocean, wave”), Old Saxon holm, Old Danish hulm, Middle Low German holm, German Holm, Middle Dutch holm, Swedish holme,

Noun

holm ‎(plural holms)

1. Land that is liable to flooding; a river island.
2. (dialect, chiefly West Yorkshire, Scotland) an islet, sometimes with holly bushes. See also holme.

Anagrams

• LMHO

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse holmr.

Noun

holm c (singular definite holmen, plural indefinite holme)

1. a small island

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz ‎(“hill, rise”).

Noun

holm m ‎(plural holmen, diminutive holmpje n)

1. a small island

Old English

Etymology

From Old Norse holmr, also in Old Saxon, Frisian cognate. Root is Proto-Germanic *hulmaz ‎(“hill, rise”), equivalent to Latin culmen "peak", compare culminate.

Pronunciation

Noun

holm m ‎(nominative plural holmas)

1. (poetic) ocean, sea, waters

   Ða wæs heofonweardes gast ofer holm boren.

   The spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Declension

Polish

holm

Pronunciation

Noun

holm m inan

1. holmium (chemical element, Ho, atomic number 67)

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxòːlm/, /ˈxóːlm/
• Tonal orthography: họ́lm, họ̑lm

Noun

hólm m inan ‎(genitive hólma, nominative plural hólmi)

1. hill

Declension