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Webster 1913 Edition
Halma
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Hal′ma
(hăl′mȧ)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἄλμα
, fr. ἄλλεσθαι
to leap.] (Greek Antiq.)
The long jump, with weights in the hands, – the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.
Definition 2024
Halma
Halma
See also: halma
English
Proper noun
Halma
- (games) A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Halma
- A city in Minnesota.
External links
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Halma, Minnesota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Noun
Halma n (genitive Halmas, no plural)
- halma
- Chinese checkers (board game)
Synonyms
- (Chinese checkers): Stern-Halma
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halma
See also: Halma
English
Noun
halma (plural halmas)
- (board game) 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:
Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
halma
- (board game) halma
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 |
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| 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 | |