Contionary:hàmar

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

hàmar 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 hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	hamrᶫ	hàmararr		hi hamrᶫ	hìnarr hàmararr
dative	hamrᶫ	homruᶰ		hìnu hamrᶫ	hìnu homruᶰ
genitive	hamrᶫ	hamrᶫ		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 hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	hanrᶫ	hàmararr		hi hanrᶫ	hìnarr hàmararr
dative	hanrᶫ	honruᶰ		hìnu hanrᶫ	hìnu honruᶰ
genitive	hanrᶫ	hanrᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

And an uncontracted form:

Inflection of hàmar (a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nom/acc	hàmarᶫ	hàmararr		hi hàmarᶫ	hìnarr hàmararr
dative	hàmarᶫ	hòmaruᶰ		hìnu hàmarᶫ	hìnu hòmaruᶰ
genitive	hàmarᶫ	hàmarᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition