hamm
See also: Hamm
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- ham
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒmː]
- Rhymes: -ɒmː
Interjection
hamm
- yum (refers to eating food, imitating the quick opening and closing of the mouth; can be childish, but also can enliven the presentation of the story; also used repetitively)
- 1939, Zsigmond Móricz, A nagy fejedelem:
- Ez úgy ad egy-egy falat kenyeret a kutyának, hogy mint a tekét tartja s a tekeütőt a bottal elütvén, a kenyér elröpül, s a kutya meg nem mozdul, csak a száját kitátván, hamm, elkapja a kenyeret.
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References
- hamm in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- hamm in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hammō. Cognate with Middle Dutch hamme (Dutch ham), Old High German hamma (dialectal German Hamm), Old Norse hǫm.
Alternative forms
- ham, hom
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɑmm/, [hɑm]
Noun
hamm f
- ham, inner knee
Declension
Declension of hamm (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamm | hamma, hamme |
| accusative | hamme | hamma, hamme |
| genitive | hamme | hamma |
| dative | hamme | hammum |
Descendants
- Middle English: hamme
- English: ham
- Scots: hamb, ham
Etymology 2
Either from Proto-Germanic *hammaz, possibly related to *haimaz (“village, estate”);[1] or Proto-Germanic *hamjaz, deverbal of *hamjaną (“pinch, hem in, enclose”), whence Old English *hemman (Modern English hem).
Cognate with Old Frisian ham, Middle Low German hamme (Low Low German Hamm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɑmm/, [hɑm]
Noun
hamm m
- enclosure, piece of enclosed land (especially land enclosed by a river)
Declension
Declension of hamm (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hamm | hammas |
| accusative | hamm | hammas |
| genitive | hammes | hamma |
| dative | hamme | hammum |
Descendants
- Middle English: hamme
- English: -ham (partially)
References
- Sheard, K. M. (2011). Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names for Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts who are Curious about Names from Every Place and Every Time. United States: Llewellyn Publications, p. 27