Contionary:hàmh: Difference between revisions

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{{IPA+|snon|/ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/ {{IPA+|snon|/ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate to Icelandic hamar, Faroese hamar, Swedish hammare, Danish hammer.

hàmh m (plural hàmhar)

stone
a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
hammer (tool)
1. (dated, offensive) someone with an intellectual disability.
  er ha ghàmh, è?
  he's a hammer, eh?
  compare "not the sharpest tool"
(dated or obsolete) porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Synonym: (modern) hàmhhàchal

Mutated forms of hàmh
radical	lenition	eclipsis
hàmh	not applicable	ghàmh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 ==[[Scots Norse]]==
 ===Pronunciation===
-{{IPA link|Standard|Scots Norse}} /ˈho.mʲərʲ/
+{{IPA+|snon|/ˈxɑv, ˈxɑu̯/
-{{IPA link|Uist|Scots Norse}} /ˈxo.mʲərʲ/
+{{IPA+|snon|/ˈçɛv, ˈçɛu̯/
 ===Etymology===
-From {{der|snon|non|hamarr|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*hamaraz|p=i}}. {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}
+{{snon-inh|hamarr|hamaraz}} {{cog|snon|is|hamar|fo|hamar|sv|hammare|da|hammer}}
 ===Noun===
-{{head|snon|noun|g=m|triggers lenition||plural|hàmrarr|or|hàmararr}}
+{{snon-noun|m}}
 #stone
 #a steep cliff, crag; a rock face
 #hammer {{g|tool}}
 ##{{lb|snon|dated|offensive}} someone with an intellectual disability.
-##:{{ux|snon|[[arr ha nhàmar]], è?|he's a hammer, eh?|footer=compare "not the sharpest tool"}}
+##:{{ux|snon|[[er ha ghàmh]], è?|he's a hammer, eh?|footer=compare "not the sharpest tool"}}
 #{{lb|snon|dated|or|obsolete}} {{taxon|porbeagle|Lamna nasus}}
-#:{{syn|snon|hàmarghàchal<q:modern>}}
+#:{{syn|snon|hàmhhàchal<q:modern>}}
 ===Mutation===
 {{snon-mut}}