hamm

See also: Hamm

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• ham

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒmː]

Interjection

hamm

1. yum (refers to eating food, imitating the quick opening and closing of the mouth; can be childish, but also can enliven the presentation of the story; also used repetitively)
   • 1939, Zsigmond Móricz, A nagy fejedelem‎^[1]:

     Ez úgy ad egy-egy falat kenyeret a kutyának, hogy mint a tekét tartja s a tekeütőt a bottal elütvén, a kenyér elröpül, s a kutya meg nem mozdul, csak a száját kitátván, hamm, elkapja a kenyeret.

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hammō. Cognate with Middle Dutch hamme (Dutch ham), Old High German hamma (dialectal German Hamm), Old Norse hǫm.

Alternative forms

• ham, hom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑmm/, [hɑm]

Noun

hamm f

1. ham, inner knee

Declension

Declension of hamm (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hamm	hamma, hamme
accusative	hamme	hamma, hamme
genitive	hamme	hamma
dative	hamme	hammum

Descendants

• Middle English: hamme
  • English: ham
  • Scots: hamb, ham

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hammaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ham, Middle Low German hamme (Low Low German Hamm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɑmm/, [hɑm]

Noun

hamm m

1. enclosure, piece of enclosed land

Declension

Declension of hamm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hamm	hammas
accusative	hamm	hammas
genitive	hammes	hamma
dative	hamme	hammum

Descendants

• Middle English: hamme