holme
See also: Holme
English
Etymology
From Middle English holm (“island”), from Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.
Danish
Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål
References
- “holme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
References
- “holme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish holmber, Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz. Cognate with Icelandic hólmi, German Holm.
Declension
| Declension of holme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | holme | holmen | holmar | holmarna |
| Genitive | holmes | holmens | holmars | holmarnas |
Further reading
- holme in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- holme in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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