Håmmer

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”) or, alternatively, from Proto-Finnic *hamara (“butt of an axe, back of a knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmɐ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɒ̃ːmɐ/ (Vienna)

Noun

Håmmer m (plural Håmmer, diminutive Hammerl)

1. hammer, mallet
2. sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)