hamer

See also: Hamer

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑː.mər/, /ˈɦa.mər/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧mer

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

• blokhamer
• bolhamer
• hamerbaar
• hamerbeentjie
• hamerboor
• hamergooi
• hamerklou
• hamerkop
• hamerslag
• hamersteel
• kliphamer
• klouhamer
• vleishamer

 

Etymology 2

From Dutch hameren.

Verb

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

1. to hammer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaː.mər/

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• Hyphenation: ha‧mer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hamer m (plural hamers, diminutive hamertje n)

1. hammer

Derived terms

• hameren
• heksenhamer
• klauwhamer
• smidshamer
• strijdhamer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hamer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: hambru
• Negerhollands: hammer, hambu
• → Caribbean Hindustani: hameri
• → Caribbean Javanese: amer, hamer
• → Javanese: ꦲꦩꦼꦂ (amer)
• → Munsee: hámul
• →? Sranan Tongo: amra
  • → Aukan: ambaa
  • → Saramaccan: hám, áma

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hamer

1. inflection of hameren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

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

• Dutch: hamer
• Limburgish: hamer, hammer

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

• hambyr, hamber, hammer, hammyr, hamur, hamowre, hambir, hamyr, hamere, homer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

• hameren

Descendants

• English: hammer
  • Fiji Hindi: haamaa
• Scots: hamer, hammer, hemer, hemmer, haimmer

References

• “hamer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-01.

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 (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024