Contionary:hàmar

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

hàmar 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 hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	omrᶫ	àmararr		hi omrᶫ	hìnarr àmararr
dative	omrᶫ	àmaruᶰ		hìnu omrᶫ	hìnu àmaruᶰ
genitive	omrᶫ	omrᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

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 hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	onrᶫ	àmararr		hi onrᶫ	hìnarr àmararr
dative	onrᶫ	àmaruᶰ		hìnu onrᶫ	hìnu àmaruᶰ
genitive	onrᶫ	onrᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form (which is regular):

Inflection of hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	òmarᶫ	àmararr		hi òmarᶫ	hìnarr àmararr
dative	òmarᶫ	àmaruᶰ		hìnu òmarᶫ	hìnu àmaruᶰ
genitive	òmarᶫ	òmarᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition