hamer

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Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑː.mər/, /ˈɦa.mər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧mer

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

Noun[edit]

hamer (plural hamers, diminutive hamertjie)

  1. a hammer; a tool used for pounding
  2. a hammer in the firing mechanism of a firearm
  3. (sports) a hammer; heavy ball on a length of wire, used for throwing
  4. (music) a hammer; part of a piano, dulcimer and similar instruments which strikes the string
  5. (anatomy) hammer, malleus; largest ossicle in the middle ear
    Synonyms: malleus, hamerbeentjie
    Hypernym: gehoorbeentjie
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch hameren.

Verb[edit]

hamer (present hamer, present participle hamerende, past participle gehamer)

  1. to hammer

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

Noun[edit]

hamer m (plural hamers, diminutive hamertje n)

  1. hammer
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: hamer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hambru
  • Negerhollands: hammer, hambu
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: hameri
  • → Caribbean Javanese: amer, hamer
  • → Munsee: hámul
  • →? Sranan Tongo: amra

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

hamer

  1. inflection of hameren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

Noun[edit]

hāmer m

  1. A hammer.

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English hamor, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz; from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhamər/, /ˈhaːmər/
  • (rare) IPA(key): /ˈhɔmər/
  • IPA(key): /ˈhamər/, /ˈhayːmər/

Noun[edit]

hamer (plural hamers)

  1. A hammer (tool for pressing nails inwards).
  2. (figurative) A fierce individual; one with strong convictions or great force.
  3. (rare) A doorknocker.

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Descendants[edit]

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Hammer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xâmer/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧mer

Noun[edit]

hȁmer m (Cyrillic spelling ха̏мер)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References[edit]

  • “hamer” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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