hamara

See also: Hamara and hämärä

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛaː.ma.ɹa/
• Hyphenation: ha‧ma‧ra

Noun

hamara

1. accusative singular of hamari
2. dative singular of hamari
3. genitive singular of hamari
4. genitive plural of hamari

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hamara, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamᴈ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmɑrɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝mɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧ma‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧ma‧ra

Noun

hamara

1. poll, butt (broad or butt end of an axe head)
2. back (of a knife)
3. head (top part of a railway rail)

Declension

Inflection of hamara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hamara	hamarat
genitive		hamaran	hamaroiden hamaroitten
partitive		hamaraa	hamaroita
illative		hamaraan	hamaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hamara	hamarat
accusative	nom.	hamara	hamarat
	gen.	hamaran
genitive		hamaran	hamaroiden hamaroitten hamarain rare
partitive		hamaraa	hamaroita
inessive		hamarassa	hamaroissa
elative		hamarasta	hamaroista
illative		hamaraan	hamaroihin
adessive		hamaralla	hamaroilla
ablative		hamaralta	hamaroilta
allative		hamaralle	hamaroille
essive		hamarana	hamaroina
translative		hamaraksi	hamaroiksi
abessive		hamaratta	hamaroitta
instructive		—	hamaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hamara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hamarani hamarani accusative nom. hamarani hamarani gen. hamarani genitive hamarani hamaroideni hamaroitteni hamaraini rare partitive hamaraani hamaroitani inessive hamarassani hamaroissani elative hamarastani hamaroistani illative hamaraani hamaroihini adessive hamarallani hamaroillani ablative hamaraltani hamaroiltani allative hamaralleni hamaroilleni essive hamaranani hamaroinani translative hamarakseni hamaroikseni abessive hamarattani hamaroittani instructive — — comitative — hamaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hamarasi hamarasi accusative nom. hamarasi hamarasi gen. hamarasi genitive hamarasi hamaroidesi hamaroittesi hamaraisi rare partitive hamaraasi hamaroitasi inessive hamarassasi hamaroissasi elative hamarastasi hamaroistasi illative hamaraasi hamaroihisi adessive hamarallasi hamaroillasi ablative hamaraltasi hamaroiltasi allative hamarallesi hamaroillesi essive hamaranasi hamaroinasi translative hamaraksesi hamaroiksesi abessive hamarattasi hamaroittasi instructive — — comitative — hamaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hamaramme hamaramme accusative nom. hamaramme hamaramme gen. hamaramme genitive hamaramme hamaroidemme hamaroittemme hamaraimme rare partitive hamaraamme hamaroitamme inessive hamarassamme hamaroissamme elative hamarastamme hamaroistamme illative hamaraamme hamaroihimme adessive hamarallamme hamaroillamme ablative hamaraltamme hamaroiltamme allative hamarallemme hamaroillemme essive hamaranamme hamaroinamme translative hamaraksemme hamaroiksemme abessive hamarattamme hamaroittamme instructive — — comitative — hamaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hamaranne hamaranne accusative nom. hamaranne hamaranne gen. hamaranne genitive hamaranne hamaroidenne hamaroittenne hamarainne rare partitive hamaraanne hamaroitanne inessive hamarassanne hamaroissanne elative hamarastanne hamaroistanne illative hamaraanne hamaroihinne adessive hamarallanne hamaroillanne ablative hamaraltanne hamaroiltanne allative hamarallenne hamaroillenne essive hamarananne hamaroinanne translative hamaraksenne hamaroiksenne abessive hamarattanne hamaroittanne instructive — — comitative — hamaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hamaransa hamaransa accusative nom. hamaransa hamaransa gen. hamaransa genitive hamaransa hamaroidensa hamaroittensa hamarainsa rare partitive hamaraansa hamaroitaan hamaroitansa inessive hamarassaan hamarassansa hamaroissaan hamaroissansa elative hamarastaan hamarastansa hamaroistaan hamaroistansa illative hamaraansa hamaroihinsa adessive hamarallaan hamarallansa hamaroillaan hamaroillansa ablative hamaraltaan hamaraltansa hamaroiltaan hamaroiltansa allative hamaralleen hamarallensa hamaroilleen hamaroillensa essive hamaranaan hamaranansa hamaroinaan hamaroinansa translative hamarakseen hamaraksensa hamaroikseen hamaroiksensa abessive hamarattaan hamarattansa hamaroittaan hamaroittansa instructive — — comitative — hamaroineen hamaroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kirveenhamara
• kirveshamara

Further reading

• “hamara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• amhara, harmaa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hamara. Cognates include Finnish hamara and Veps hamar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmɑrɑ/, [ˈhɑmɑˑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑmˑɑːrɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑmːɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑr, -ɑmɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: ha‧ma‧ra

Noun

hamara

1. butt (of an axe)

Declension

Declension of hamara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hamara	hamarat
genitive	hamaran	hamaroin
partitive	hamaraa	hamaroja
illative	hamaraa	hamaroihe
inessive	hamaraas	hamarois
elative	hamarast	hamaroist
allative	hamaralle	hamaroille
adessive	hamaraal	hamaroil
ablative	hamaralt	hamaroilt
translative	hamaraks	hamaroiks
essive	hamaranna, hamaraan	hamaroinna, hamaroin
exessive1)	hamarant	hamaroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 30