Hammer

See also Hammer

English

Wikipedia

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A hammer (tool).

Etymology

Middle English hamer, Old English hamor, from Proto-Germanic *xamaraz (cf. Dutch hamer, German Hammer, Swedish [[hammare#Template:Se|hammare]]), from Proto-Indo-European *ak̑moros (cf. Sanskrit aśmará 'stony'Template:Rfscript), from *h₂ékmōn 'stone' (cf. Lithuanian akmuõ, Serbo-Croatian kamēn, Albanian kmesë 'sickle', Ancient Greek ἄκμων (akmōn) 'meteor rock, anvil', Avestan asman, Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman)), from *h₂ék̑- 'sharp'. More at edge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"h{m.@(r)/

  Rhymes: -æmə(r)

• (US) IPA: /ˈhæmɚ/, SAMPA: /"h{m@`/

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Noun

Singular Hammer

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Hammer ({{{1}}})

1. A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
2. A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
3. (anatomy) The malleus.
4. (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
5. Template:Sports A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
6. Template:Curling The last rock in an end.
7. (Ultimate Frisbee) A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.

Derived terms

terms derived from hammer (noun)

ball peen hammer claw hammer hammer and sickle

hammerhead sledgehammer war hammer

Translations

tool

Albanian: çekan sq(sq) m. Amharic: [[መዶሻ#Template:Am|መዶሻ]] (mädoša) Armenian: մուրճ hy(hy) (murč̣) Old Armenian: մուրճ (murč), ուռն (uṙn), կռան (kṙan) Bosnian: čekić bs(bs) m. Breton: morzhol br(br) m., morzholioù pl. Catalan: martell m. Chinese: Mandarin: 錘子 cmn(cmn), 锤子 cmn(cmn) (chuízi), 榔頭 cmn(cmn), 榔头 cmn(cmn) (lángtou) Min Nan: trad. 摃槌仔, simpl. 扛槌仔 (kòng-thûi-á) Crimean Tatar: çöküç Croatian: čekić hr(hr) m. Czech: kladivo cs(cs) n. Danish: hammer da(da) c. Dutch: hamer nl(nl) m. Esperanto: martelo eo(eo) Finnish: vasara fi(fi) French: marteau fr(fr) m. Georgian: ჩაქუჩი ka(ka) (č'ak’uč’i), ურო ka(ka) (uro) German: Hammer de(de) m. Greek: σφυρί (sphyrí) n. Hebrew: פַּטִּישׁ (pattísh) Hungarian: kalapács hu(hu) Icelandic: hamar is(is) m. Ido: martelo Indonesian: palu id(id) Interlingua: martello Italian: martello it(it) m. Japanese: 金槌 (かなづち, kanazuchi), ハンマー (hammā)

Kazakh: балға kk(kk) (balğa) Kurdish: çekûç m., keçûç m., چه‌کوچ Latin: malleus la(la) m. Latvian: āmurs m. Luhya: enyundo Macedonian: чекан mk(mk) (čékan) m. Malayalam: ചുറ്റിക (chuttika) Maltese: martell m. Ngarrindjeri: [[yerungi#Template:Nay|yerungi]] Northern Sami: veažir Norwegian (bokmål): hammer no(no) m. Norwegian (nynorsk): hammar nn(nn) m. Persian: چکش fa(fa) (chakosh) Polish: młot pl(pl) m., młotek pl(pl) m. Portuguese: martelo pt(pt) m. Romanian: ciocan ro(ro) m. Russian: молот ru(ru) (mólot) m.; молоток ru(ru) (molotók) m. Scottish Gaelic: òrd gd(gd) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: чекић m. Roman: čekić m. Sicilian: marteddu scn(scn) m. Slovene: kladivo sl(sl) n. Spanish: martillo es(es) m. Swahili: nyundo sw(sw) Swedish: hammare sv(sv) c. Taos: moltìyu’úna Telugu: సుత్తి (sutti) Turkish: çekiç tr(tr) West Frisian: hammer

part of a firearm

Danish: geværhane c. Dutch: hamer nl(nl) m. Finnish: iskuri fi(fi) French: chien fr(fr) m. Greek: επικρουστήρας el(el) (epikroustíras) n., λύκος el(el) (lýkos) m., κόκορας el(el) (kókoras) m.

Italian: cane it(it) m. Russian: курок ru(ru) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: ударач m. Roman: udarač m. Swahili: nyundo sw(sw)

malleus

See also malleus

Swahili: nyundo sw(sw)

piano part

Danish: hammer da(da) c. Dutch: hamer nl(nl) m.

Finnish: vasara fi(fi) Icelandic: hamar is(is) m.

frisbee throwing style

Swahili: nyundo sw(sw)

curling: last rock in an end

Swahili: nyundo sw(sw)

See also

• mallet

Verb

Infinitive to Hammer

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Hammer (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
2. (figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.
3. Template:Sports To hit particularly hard.
4. To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.

   I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.

Derived terms

terms derived from hammer (verb)

hammered (adjective) hammerer

sledgehammer (verb)

See also

• hammer out

Translations

to strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc

Danish: hamre da(da) Dutch: hameren nl(nl), timmeren nl(nl) Finnish: vasaroida fi(fi), takoa fi(fi) French: marteler fr(fr) Kurdish: کوتین

Macedonian: зачукува mk(mk) (začúkuva), кове mk(mk) (kóve), забива mk(mk) (zábiva) Norwegian: hamre no(no), banke no(no) Spanish: martillar es(es) Swedish: hamra sv(sv)

(figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly

Dutch: op doorhameren nl(nl), inhameren nl(nl)

(sports) To hit particularly hard

Macedonian: зачукува mk(mk) (začúkuva)

to strike internally, as if hit by a hammer

Macedonian: чука mk(mk) (čúka)

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• Breton: morzholat
• Interlingua: martellar
• Italian: martellare
• Persian: جکش
• Portuguese: martelar
• Swedish: hamra

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Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ek-mon- (“‘stone’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hamər/, [ˈhɑmɐ]

Noun

Hammer c. (singular definite Hammeren, plural indefinite Hammere or hamre)

1. hammer

Inflection

    Inflection of Hammer

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Hammer	Hammeren	Hammere hamre	Hammerne hamrene
genitive	Hammers	Hammerens	Hammeres hamres	Hammernes hamrenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Hammer m.

1. hammer

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West Frisian

Noun

hammer

1. hammer

ang:hammer ar:hammer zh-min-nan:hammer bg:hammer de:hammer et:hammer el:hammer fa:hammer fr:hammer gl:hammer hy:hammer io:hammer id:hammer it:hammer kn:hammer kk:hammer sw:hammer ku:hammer lo:hammer hu:hammer ml:hammer nl:hammer no:hammer oc:hammer pl:hammer pt:hammer ru:hammer simple:hammer fi:hammer sv:hammer ta:hammer te:hammer th:hammer uk:hammer vi:hammer zh:hammer