Contionary:hàmare

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈho.mərʲ/

Noun

hàmare m (genitive hàmars, plural hamrar or hanrar or hàmarar)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
3. hammer (tool)
4. (obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

   Synonym: (modern) hamrahákalle

Declension

Inflection of hàmare (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hàmare	hi nhàmare	hamrar	hinir hamrar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hamar	hinir hamar
dative	hamri	hinu nhamri	homruᶰ	hinu nhomruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin chàmarᶫ	hamar	hinn hamar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Due to many sound changes, "hamare" is quite irregular, this following table is more colloquial spellings that better show pronunciation.

Inflection of hàmare (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hàmare	hi nhàmare	hanrar	hinir hanrar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hanar	hinir hanar
dative	hanri	hinu nhanri	honruᶰ	hinu nhonruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin chàmarᶫ	hanar	hinn hanar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form (which is regular):

Inflection of hàmare (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hàmare	hi nhàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hàmarr	hinir hàmarr
dative	hàmari	hinu nhàmari	hòmaruᶰ	hinu nhòmaruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin chàmarᶫ	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmare

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
hàmare	ghàmare	nhàmare	chàmare

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.