hamer

See also: Hamer

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑː.mər/, /ˈɦa.mər/
  • (file)

Noun

hamer (plural hamers)

  1. A hammer.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.mər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧mer
  • Rhymes: -aːmər

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hamer m (plural hamers, diminutive hamertje n)

  1. hammer
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hamer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hambru
  • Negerhollands: hammer, hambu
  • Caribbean Hindustani: hameri
  • Caribbean Javanese: amer, hamer
  • Munsee: hámul
  • ? Sranan Tongo: amra
    • Aukan: ambaa
    • Saramaccan: hám, áma

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hamer

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

hāmer m

  1. A hammer.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • hamer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), hamer”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

References


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Hammer.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hȁmer m (Cyrillic spelling ха̏мер)

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References

  • hamer” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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