hamus

Senso (Inglese)

1. (declension-2) A hook
2. (declension-2) A fishhook
3. (declension-2) The barb of an arrow

Concetti

amo

🪝

uncino

🪝

amo da pesca

sinonimi

hāmus

Traduzioni

Angelhaken

anzuelo

🪝

hameçon

crochet

🪝

barb

fishhook

Haken

🪝

peg

αγκίστρι

fish hook

fish-hook

hook

🪝

hasp

portemanteau

Wolfsangel

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈhaː.mʊs]

Etimologia (Inglese)

Of unknown origin. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hamô (“collar, harness, fishnet”). Traditionally compared to Ancient Greek χάβος (khábos, “muzzle, curved”), but De Vaan rejects the possibility of a loan due to the vowel length.