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Hammer

See also: hammer, hämmer, and Hämmer

English

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Etymology

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Shortened West Ham +‎ -er, with a pun on hammer.

Noun

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Hammer (plural Hammers)

  1. (soccer) someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Proper noun

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Hammer

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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.

Derived terms

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Hammer

  1. a surname from English.

German

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhamɐ/
  • Rhymes: -amɐ
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Hammer m (strong, genitive Hammers, plural Hämmer or Hammer, diminutive Hämmerchen n or Hämmerlein n)

  1. hammer, mallet
    Synonym: (regional) Mottek
    Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen.
    He hit his thumb with the hammer.
  2. (informal) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
    Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer.
    The minister's dismissal was a sensation.
    Ihr seid der Hammer!
    You all are awesome!
  3. (sports) a hard shot, slam
    Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze.
    The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line.

Usage notes

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  • The unchanged plural 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

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Declension of Hammer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hammer die Hämmer, Hammer
genitive eines des Hammers der Hämmer, Hammer
dative einem dem Hammer den Hämmern, Hammern
accusative einen den Hammer die Hämmer, Hammer

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Hammer” in Duden online
  • “Hammer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar. Compare German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer.

Noun

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Hammer m (plural Hammer, second plural Hemmer)

  1. hammer
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