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 {{{n}}}hàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi {{{n}}}hàmar	hamar	hinn hamar
dative	hamri	hinu {{{n}}}hamri	homruᶰ	hinu {{{n}}}homruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}hàmarᶫ	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 {{{n}}}hàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi {{{n}}}hàmar	hanar	hinn hanar
dative	hanri	hinu {{{n}}}hanri	honruᶰ	hinu {{{n}}}honruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}hàmarᶫ	hanar	hinn hanar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form:

Inflection of hàmare (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hàmare	hi {{{n}}}hàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi {{{n}}}hàmar	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr
dative	hàmari	hinu {{{n}}}hàmari	hòmaruᶰ	hinu {{{n}}}hòmaruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}hàmarᶫ	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition