"holm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həʊm/ [UK], /həʊlm/ [UK], /hoʊm/ [US], /hoʊlm/ [US] Forms: holms [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: From Middle English holm, holme, from Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”) and Old Norse holmr, holmi (“islet”), both from the Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), from Proto-Indo-European root *kelH- (“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”). Cognate with Old Saxon holm, Middle Low German holm, German Holm, Middle Dutch holm, Danish holm, Swedish holme, Norwegian Bokmål holme, Icelandic hólmur. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kelH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|holm}} Middle English holm, {{m|enm|holme}} holme, {{inh|en|ang|holm|t=wave, ocean, water, sea, islet}} Old English holm (“wave, ocean, water, sea, islet”), {{der|en|non|holmr|}} Old Norse holmr, {{m|non|holmi|t=islet}} holmi (“islet”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hulmaz|t=rising ground, hill, island}} Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“rising ground, hill, island”), {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|ine-pro|*kelH-||to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill}} *kelH- (“to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill”), {{cog|osx|holm}} Old Saxon holm, {{cog|gml|holm}} Middle Low German holm, {{cog|de|Holm}} German Holm, {{cog|dum|holm}} Middle Dutch holm, {{cog|da|holm}} Danish holm, {{cog|sv|holme}} Swedish holme, {{cog|nb|holme}} Norwegian Bokmål holme, {{cog|is|hólmur}} Icelandic hólmur Head templates: {{en-noun}} holm (plural holms)
  1. Small island, islet. Translations (small island): holm [common-gender] (Danish), holm [masculine] (Dutch), luoto (Finnish), holme (Swedish), остріве́ць (ostrivécʹ) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-gAdE~bg1 Disambiguation of 'small island': 54 7 39 0
  2. An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-mxralajz
  3. (dialect, chiefly West Yorkshire(?), Scotland, Orkney) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. Tags: Orkney, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-t0Po1hi1 Categories (other): Orkney English, Scottish English
  4. Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-C-vLuThp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: holme [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /həʊm/ [UK], /həʊlm/ [UK], /hoʊm/ [US], /hoʊlm/ [US] Forms: holms [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: From Middle English holm, holme, alteration of Middle English holin (“holly”). Doublet of hollin and holly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|holm}} Middle English holm, {{m|enm|holme}} holme, {{cog|enm|holin|t=holly}} Middle English holin (“holly”), {{doublet|en|hollin|holly}} Doublet of hollin and holly Head templates: {{en-noun}} holm (plural holms)
  1. (obsolete outside dialects) The holly. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-en:holly
  2. A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
    Sense id: en-holm-en-noun-3Dzu5qYu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: holming, holm oak, sea holm
Etymology number: 2

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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "holm oak"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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          "holm oak",
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        "UK"
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        "(dialect, chiefly West Yorkshire(?), Scotland, Orkney) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names.",
        "Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names."
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        "(dialect, chiefly West Yorkshire(?), Scotland, Orkney) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names."
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        "Scotland",
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        "Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland."
      ],
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        [
          "river-meadow",
          "river-meadow"
        ],
        [
          "bottomland",
          "bottomland"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/həʊm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/həʊlm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "home"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small island",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "holm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small island",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "holm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small island",
      "word": "luoto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small island",
      "word": "holme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ostrivécʹ",
      "sense": "small island",
      "word": "остріве́ць"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Holm (island)"
  ],
  "word": "holm"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "holming"
    },
    {
      "word": "holm oak"
    },
    {
      "word": "sea holm"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "holm"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English holm",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "holme"
      },
      "expansion": "holme",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "holin",
        "t": "holly"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English holin (“holly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hollin",
        "3": "holly"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of hollin and holly",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English holm, holme, alteration of Middle English holin (“holly”). Doublet of hollin and holly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "holms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "holm (plural holms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The holly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "holly",
          "holly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete outside dialects) The holly."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:holly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evergreen",
          "evergreen"
        ],
        [
          "oak",
          "oak"
        ],
        [
          "Quercus ilex",
          "Quercus ilex"
        ],
        [
          "holm oak",
          "holm oak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/həʊm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/həʊlm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hoʊlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "home"
    }
  ],
  "word": "holm"
}

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