Contionary:hàmh: Difference between revisions

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

hàmh m (plural hàmhar)

stone
a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
hammer (tool)
1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.
  er ha ghàmh, è?
  he's a hammer, eh?
  compare "not the sharpest tool"
(dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Synonym: (modern) hàmhhàchal

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.

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 ==[[Scots Norse]]==
+===Pronunciation===
+*{{IPA+|snon|/ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/|a=ST}}
+*{{IPA+|snon|/ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/|a=EA}}
 ===Etymology===
-From {{der|snon|non|hamarr|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*hamaraz|p=i}}. {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}
+{{snon-inh|hamarr|hamaraz}} {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}
-====Pronunciation====
+===Noun===
-{{IPA link|Standard|Scots Norse}} /ˈho.mʲərʲ/
+{{snon-noun|m}}
-====Noun====
+#stone
-{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive|hàmer|plural|hàmarar}}
+#a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
-# stone
+#hammer {{g|tool}}
-# a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
+##{{lb|snon|dated|offensive}} someone with an intellectual disability.
-# hammer {{g|tool}}
+##:{{ux|snon|[[er ha ghàmh]], è?|he's a hammer, eh?|footer=compare "not the sharpest tool"}}
-# {{lb|snon|obsolete}} {{taxon|porbeagle|Lamna nasus}}
+#{{lb|snon|dated|or|obsolete}} {{taxon|porbeagle|Lamna nasus}}
-#:{{syn|snon|hamrahákalle<q:modern>}}
+#:{{syn|snon|hàmhhàchal<q:modern>}}
-=====Declension=====
+===Mutation===
-{{snon-decl-m-a|r=y|hàmar|hòmar|1l='àmar|2l='òmar|1n=nhàmar|2n=nhòmar}}
-====Mutation====
 {{snon-mut}}