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	hàmars	hins hàmars	hamar	hinn hamar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation

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	hàmars	hins hàmars	hanar	hinn hanar

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation

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	hàmars	hins hàmars	hàmarr	hinn hàmarr

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation

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.