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 nhàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hamar	hinn hamar
dative	hamri	hinu nhamri	homruᶰ	hinu nhomruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}àmarᶫ	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 nhàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hanar	hinn hanar
dative	hanri	hinu nhanri	honruᶰ	hinu nhonruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}àmarᶫ	hanar	hinn hanar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form (which is regular):

Inflection of hàmare (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hàmare	hi nhàmare	hàmarar	hinir hàmarar
accusative	hàmar	hi nhàmar	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr
dative	hàmari	hinu nhàmari	hòmaruᶰ	hinu nhòmaruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hin {{{l}}}àmarᶫ	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of hàmare

radical	voiced	nasal	aspirate
hàmare	ghàmare	nhàmare	chàmare

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