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Hammer
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hammer hämmer Hämmer
English
Etymology
Shortened en West Ham er occupation, with a pun on en hammer.
Noun
en soccer someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Proper noun
en.
en https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/the-new-rights-strange-and-dangerous-cult-of-toughness/620861/ The New Right’s Strange and Dangerous Cult of Toughness w:The Atlantic 2021-12-01 w:David French In the David Azerrad essay that Josh Hammer cited, Azerrad explains that Trump’s strength is “not that of a soldier who risks his life in combat or of a general who leads men into battle.” https://web.archive.org/web/20211211000515/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/the-new-rights-strange-and-dangerous-cult-of-toughness/620861/
Derived terms
en Hammer projection
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hammer is the 1,661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,709 individuals. Hammer is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da English
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈhamɐ/
de amɐ 2
de De-Hammer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
de hammer :inh gmh:hamer<ety:inh<goh:hamar>>
From de gmh hamer, from de goh hamar, from de gmw-pro *hamar, from de gem-pro *hamaraz, from de ine-pro *h₂eḱmoros, from ine-pro *h₂éḱmō stone.
Compare nds Hamer, nl hamer, en hammer, fy hammer, da hammer, sv hammare.
Noun
m,,^:- ^chen,^lein
hammer, mallet
de Mottek regional
de Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen. He hit his thumb with the hammer.
gavel
de Auktionshammer
de informal sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
de Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer. The minister's dismissal was a sensation.
de Ihr seid der Hammer! You all are awesome!
de sports a hard shot, slam
de Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze. The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line.
Usage notes
The unchanged plural de Hammer is usual (perhaps even predominant) in the figurative senses 2 and 3. It also occurs in the concrete sense “hammer”, but this may be considered nonstandard.
Declension
m,,^:-
Hyponyms
de Gummihammer Holzhammer Latthammer Metallhammer Presslufthammer Schmiedehammer Vorschlaghammer Zimmermannshammer
Derived terms
de behämmert hämmern hammerhart unter den Hammer kommen
Etymology 2
de Hamm :af Hamm -er
From de Hamm -er.
Noun
m in
someone from the city of Hamm
Declension
m
Adjective
indecl.pred:-
de relational of Hamm
Usage notes
Further reading
de Tools
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh hamer, from pdc goh hamar. Compare de Hammer, nl hamer, en hammer.
Noun
pdc noun m plural Hammer second plural Hemmer
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