Latvian

Āmurs

Alternative forms

• (obsolete forms) āmars, āmers

Noun

āmurs m (1st declension)

1. 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

2. a device for hitting with an impact

   pneimatiskais āmurs‎ ― pneumatic hammer

   tvaika āmurs‎ ― steam hammer

Declension

See also

• veseris

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “āmurs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7