Halma

See also: halma

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).

Proper noun

Halma

1. (games) A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.

Further reading

• Halma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Halma

1. A city in Minnesota.

Further reading

• Halma, Minnesota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hamal, Mahal, almah, amlah, hamal, mahal

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Halma

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Etymology

From English halma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalma/

• Audio:

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Noun

Halma n (strong, genitive Halmas, no plural)

1. halma (board game)

   Synonym: quadratisches Halma

2. Chinese checkers (board game)

   Synonym: Sternhalma

Usage notes

• Chinese checkers is more widely known in Germany than the original halma.

Declension

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Halma
genitive	eines	des	Halmas
dative	einem	dem	Halma
accusative	ein	das	Halma

Declension of Halma [sg-only, neuter, strong]

Derived terms

• Hallenhalma
• Steckhalma

Further reading

• “Halma” in Duden online