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hammare

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See also: Hammare and hämmare

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hamar, from Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (stone).

Noun

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hammare c

  1. a hammer (tool)
    slå i spik med en hammare
    drive nails with a hammer
  2. a hammer (in a piano or dulcimer – a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string)
    I ett piano slås strängar an med hammare
    In a piano, strings are struck by hammers
  3. (anatomy) malleus, hammer
    hammaren, städet och stigbygeln
    the hammer, [the] anvil, and [the] stirrup

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See also

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