Hammel
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hamel, from Old High German hamal (“wether”, also an adjective “castrated”), from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz (“mutilated”). Cognate with Dutch hamel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hammel m (strong, genitive Hammels, plural Hammel or Hämmel)
- wether (castrated ram)
- Short for Hammelfleisch: the meat of a wether used for food; mutton
- jackass (person)
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural is usually unchanged. The form Hämmel was fairly common in the 19th century, but is now rare.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hammel [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
[edit]- (wether): kastrierter / verschnittener Schafbock (Schafsbock); Schöps (Austria; eastern Germany)
- (Hammelfleisch): Schöpsernes (Austrian); Schöpsenfleisch (Austria; eastern Germany)
Derived terms
[edit]- Blödhammel
- Dreckhammel
- Hammelbein
- Hammelbraten
- Hammelbrust
- Hammeleintopf
- Hammelfett
- Hammelfettjade
- Hammelfleisch
- Hammelgedärm
- Hammelgeld
- Hammelherde
- Hammelkeule
- Hammelkotelett
- Hammelragout
- Hammelrippchen
- Hammelrücken
- Hammelschenkel
- Hammelschlegel
- Hammelschulter
- Hammelsprung
- Hammelsteak
- Hammeltalg
- Leithammel
- Leithammelstaat
- Neidhammel
- Streithammel
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably inherited from Old High German hamal, though the modern Luxembourgish form is based on German Hammel; the native equivalent would be *Hummel. The word was rare because the area has very little tradition in sheep farming.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hammel m (plural Hämmel)
Derived terms
[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare German Hammel, Dutch hamel.
Noun
[edit]Hammel m (plural Hammel)
Slovak
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hammel m pers (female equivalent Hammelová)
- a male surname
Further reading
[edit]- “Hammel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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