Contionary:hàmer

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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

hàmer 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 hàmer (masculine a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative hàmarᶫ hàmarar hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ hìnirr hàmarar
accusative hàmar hàmarᶫ hìna {{{1n}}} hìnirr hàmarᶫ
dative hàmarᶫ homruᶰ hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive hàmarᶫ hàmarᶫ 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 hàmer (masculine a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative hàmarᶫ hàmarar hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ hìnirr hàmarar
accusative hàmar hàmarᶫ hìna {{{1n}}} hìnirr hàmarᶫ
dative hàmarᶫ honruᶰ hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive hàmarᶫ hàmarᶫ hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form:

Inflection of hàmer (masculine a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative hàmarᶫ hàmarar hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ hìnirr hàmarar
accusative hàmar hàmarᶫ hìna {{{1n}}} hìnirr hàmarᶫ
dative hàmarᶫ hòmaruᶰ hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive hàmarᶫ hàmarᶫ hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition