Contionary:hàmh

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈxɑv/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈçæv/

Etymology

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

Noun

hàmh m (plural hàmhar)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
3. hammer (tool)
   1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.

      vèrir ha ghàmh, è?

      he's a hammer, eh?

      compare "not the sharpest tool"

4. (dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

   Synonym: () hàmh-hàchal

Declension

Declension of hàmh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	hàmh	hàmhar
genitive	hàmhs	hàmh L
dative	hàemh L	hàmhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi ghàmh	hìnhir hàmhar
genitive	hiz hàmhs	hionh ghàmh L
dative	hình ghàemh L	hìnhu ghàmhu E
vocative	a ghàmh	a ghàmhar

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
hàmh	not applicable	ghàmh

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