hame

See also: Häme

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪm

Etymology 1

From Middle English hame, home, from Old English hama, homa (“a cover, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“clothes, skirt”). Cognate with Danish ham (“skin, bladder, figure”), Danish hams (“shell, sleeve”). More at heaven.

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. (obsolete) A covering, skin, membrane.

Related terms

• heam
• likam

Etymology 2

From Middle English hame, from Middle Dutch hame (“horse collar, harness, fishnet”), from Old Dutch *hamo, from Frankish *hamō, from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“fishnet, collar for a horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom- (“part of a harness”).

Cognate with Middle Low German ham, hame (“collar, fishnet”), Old High German hamo (“sack-like fishnet”) (Modern German dialectal Hame, Hamen (“hand fishnet”), Ham (“horse collar”)).

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through.

Coordinate terms

• horse collar
• More at: horse harness § parts

Derived terms

• hamestrap
• hame string

Translations

metal or wooden pieces of a horse collar to which the traces (straps, ropes or chains) of the harness are attached by which a carriage or wagon is drawn.

• Finnish: länget (fi) pl
• Irish: amaí m pl
• Maori: hemi
• Plautdietsch: Heem f
• Russian: хомутовые клещи (xomutovyje klešči)

Etymology 3

From Middle English ham, from Old English hām (“home”). More at home.

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. Scottish form of home

Etymology 4

From earlier haum, haume.

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. Alternative form of haulm

Anagrams

• HEMA, Hema, Mahé, ah me, ahem, haem, haem-, heam, hæm-

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• hama (Timau)

Etymology

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Icelandic heimur; also Albanian komb.

Noun

hame n

1. (Sappada, Sauris) home

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hamëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamiz (compare Old Norse hamr) or *hamisaz (“shirt”) (compare Old Norse hams).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑmeˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝me̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑme
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧me

Noun

hame

1. skirt

Declension

Inflection of hame (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		hame	hameet
genitive		hameen	hameiden hameitten
partitive		hametta	hameita
illative		hameeseen	hameisiin hameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hame	hameet
accusative	nom.	hame	hameet
	gen.	hameen
genitive		hameen	hameiden hameitten
partitive		hametta	hameita
inessive		hameessa	hameissa
elative		hameesta	hameista
illative		hameeseen	hameisiin hameihin
adessive		hameella	hameilla
ablative		hameelta	hameilta
allative		hameelle	hameille
essive		hameena	hameina
translative		hameeksi	hameiksi
abessive		hameetta	hameitta
instructive		—	hamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hame (type hame)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hameeni hameeni accusative nom. hameeni hameeni gen. hameeni genitive hameeni hameideni hameitteni partitive hamettani hameitani inessive hameessani hameissani elative hameestani hameistani illative hameeseeni hameisiini hameihini adessive hameellani hameillani ablative hameeltani hameiltani allative hameelleni hameilleni essive hameenani hameinani translative hameekseni hameikseni abessive hameettani hameittani instructive — — comitative — hameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hameesi hameesi accusative nom. hameesi hameesi gen. hameesi genitive hameesi hameidesi hameittesi partitive hamettasi hameitasi inessive hameessasi hameissasi elative hameestasi hameistasi illative hameeseesi hameisiisi hameihisi adessive hameellasi hameillasi ablative hameeltasi hameiltasi allative hameellesi hameillesi essive hameenasi hameinasi translative hameeksesi hameiksesi abessive hameettasi hameittasi instructive — — comitative — hameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hameemme hameemme accusative nom. hameemme hameemme gen. hameemme genitive hameemme hameidemme hameittemme partitive hamettamme hameitamme inessive hameessamme hameissamme elative hameestamme hameistamme illative hameeseemme hameisiimme hameihimme adessive hameellamme hameillamme ablative hameeltamme hameiltamme allative hameellemme hameillemme essive hameenamme hameinamme translative hameeksemme hameiksemme abessive hameettamme hameittamme instructive — — comitative — hameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hameenne hameenne accusative nom. hameenne hameenne gen. hameenne genitive hameenne hameidenne hameittenne partitive hamettanne hameitanne inessive hameessanne hameissanne elative hameestanne hameistanne illative hameeseenne hameisiinne hameihinne adessive hameellanne hameillanne ablative hameeltanne hameiltanne allative hameellenne hameillenne essive hameenanne hameinanne translative hameeksenne hameiksenne abessive hameettanne hameittanne instructive — — comitative — hameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hameensa hameensa accusative nom. hameensa hameensa gen. hameensa genitive hameensa hameidensa hameittensa partitive hamettaan hamettansa hameitaan hameitansa inessive hameessaan hameessansa hameissaan hameissansa elative hameestaan hameestansa hameistaan hameistansa illative hameeseensa hameisiinsa hameihinsa adessive hameellaan hameellansa hameillaan hameillansa ablative hameeltaan hameeltansa hameiltaan hameiltansa allative hameelleen hameellensa hameilleen hameillensa essive hameenaan hameenansa hameinaan hameinansa translative hameekseen hameeksensa hameikseen hameiksensa abessive hameettaan hameettansa hameittaan hameittansa instructive — — comitative — hameineen hameinensa

Further reading

• “hame”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Ingrian

Hame.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hamëh. Cognates include Finnish hame and Estonian hame.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑme/, [ˈhɑme̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑme/, [ˈhɑme̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑme
• Hyphenation: ha‧me

Noun

hame

1. skirt

Declension

Declension of hame (type 6/lähe, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	hame	hammeet
genitive	hammeen	hammein
partitive	hametta	hammeita
illative	hammeesse	hammeisse
inessive	hammees	hammeis
elative	hammeest	hammeist
allative	hammeelle	hammeille
adessive	hammeel	hammeil
ablative	hammeelt	hammeilt
translative	hammeeks	hammeiks
essive	hammeenna, hammeen	hammeinna, hammein
exessive1)	hammeent	hammeint
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.

Derived terms

• aluhame

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43

Latin

Noun

hāme

1. vocative singular of hāmus

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hama, homa, from Proto-West Germanic *hamō, from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“cover, skin”).

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. hame (skin, membrane)
2. integument
3. slough (skin shed by a reptile)
4. (in the plural, ornithology) plumage

Alternative forms

• haum

Descendants

• English: hame, heam

References

• “hāme, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hame (“horse collar, harness; fishnet”), from Old Dutch *hamo, from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“fishnet; collar for a horse”).

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. hame (part of a horse harness)

Alternative forms

• hamme, home

Descendants

• English: hame
• Scots: hame
• Yola: hamas (plural)

References

• “hāme, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. (Northern) Alternative form of hom (“home”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

hame

1. Alternative form of hem (“them”)

Etymology 5

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. Alternative form of hamme (“enclosure; meadow”)

Etymology 6

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. Alternative form of hamme (“back of the knee”)

Occitan

Noun

hame f (plural hames) (Gascony)

1. Alternative form of hami

References

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 77.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English ham, hame, northern variants of home, from Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːm/, /heɪ̯m/, [hem]

Noun

hame (plural hames)

1. home

Derived terms

• ahame
• hame-aboot
• hame-comin
• hame-drauchtit
• hame-gaun
• hame-made
• hame-throu
• hameless
• hamelt
• hamely
• hamespun
• hamit
• hamle

 

Adverb

hame (not comparable)

1. at home

Synonyms

• ahame