hamor

See also: hámor

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חֲמוֹר (khamór).

Noun

hamor m

1. donkey

Further reading

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “ḥamor”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “jamór”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 250
• Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “hamor”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 191

Old English

Alternative forms

• homer

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).

Cognate with Old Frisian hamar (West Frisian hammer), Old Saxon hamar (Low German Hamer), Dutch hamer, Old High German hamar (German Hammer), Old Norse hamarr (Danish hammer, Swedish hammare).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.mor/, [ˈhɑ.mor]

Noun

hamor m (nominative plural hamoras)

1. hammer

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hamor	hamoras
accusative	hamor	hamoras
genitive	hamores	hamora
dative	hamore	hamorum

Derived terms

• hamora lāf

Descendants

• Middle English: hamer
  • English: hammer