Contionary:hàmh

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/

Etymology

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

Noun

hàmh m (plural hàmhar)

1. stone
2. a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
3. hammer (tool)
   1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.

      er ha ghàmh, è?

      he's a hammer, eh?

      compare "not the sharpest tool"

4. (dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)

   Synonym: (modern) hàmh-hàchal

Declension

Declension of hàmh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	hàmh	hàmhar
genitive	hàmhs	hàmh
dative	hàemh	hàmhu
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi ghàmh	hìnhir hàmhar
genitive	hiz hàmhs	hionh ghàmh
dative	hình ghàemh	hìnhu ghàmhu
vocative	a ghàmh	a ghàmhar

Mutation

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.