āmurs
See also: amurs
Latvian
Āmurs
Alternative forms
- (obsolete forms) āmars, āmers
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse hamarr, or from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch hamer (cf. German Hammer, English hammer). First mentioned in 17h-century dictionaries as āmars, it occurred later as āmers under the influence of German Hammer; in the 19th century, however, the spelling āmurs became dominant and entered the standard language.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [āːmuɾs]
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Noun
āmurs m (1st declension)
- hammer (tool with heavy head for pounding)
- koka āmurs ― wooden hammer, mallet
- galdnieka, kurpnieka āmurs ― carpenter's, cobbler's hammer
- ogļu atskaldāmais āmurs ― coal hammer
- gaļas āmurs ― meat hammer
- āmura kāts ― hammer grip
- iesist naglu ar āmuru ― to drive a nail in with a hammer
- a device for hitting with an impact
- pneimatiskais āmurs ― pneumatic hammer
- tvaika āmurs ― steam hammer
Declension
Declension of āmurs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | āmurs | āmuri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | āmuru | āmurus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | āmura | āmuru |
| dative (datīvs) | āmuram | āmuriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | āmuru | āmuriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | āmurā | āmuros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | āmur | āmuri |
See also
- veseris
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “āmurs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN