hummar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• hungar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German hunger, from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz (“hunger”). Cognate with German Hunger, English hunger.

Noun

hummar m

1. (Luserna) hunger

Further reading

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Ingrian

Hummar.

Alternative forms

• hummer

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *humar. Cognates include Finnish huhmar and Estonian uhmer.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhumːɑr/, [ˈhumːər]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhumːɑr/, [ˈhumːɑr]
• Rhymes: -umːɑr
• Hyphenation: hum‧mar

Noun

hummar

1. mortar

Declension

Declension of hummar (type 12/tytär, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hummar	hummaret
genitive	hummaren	hummariin
partitive	hummarta	hummaria
illative	hummaree	hummarii
inessive	hummarees	hummariis
elative	hummarest	hummarist
allative	hummarelle	hummarille
adessive	hummareel	hummariil
ablative	hummarelt	hummarilt
translative	hummareks	hummariks
essive	hummarenna, hummareen	hummarinna, hummariin
exessive1)	hummarent	hummarint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

See also

• petel (“pestle”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 73

Norwegian Nynorsk

ein hummar

Etymology

From Old Norse humarr m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmar/

Noun

hummar m (definite singular hummaren, indefinite plural humrar, definite plural humrane)

1. lobster, typically European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Derived terms

• hummar og kanari
• trollhummar

References

• “hummar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.