Hammer

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) hammer, mallet
2. (informal,masculine,strong) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
3. (masculine,strong) a hard shot, slam

Adj

of Hamm

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhamɐ/

Etymology

From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).
Compare Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, West Frisian hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare.