hamn
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Noun
hamn f or m (definite singular hamna or hamnen, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by havn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.
Noun
hamn f (definite singular hamna, indefinite plural hamner, definite plural hamnene)
Derived terms
See also
- havn (Bokmål)
Etymology 2
Verb
hamn
- imperative of hamna
References
- “hamn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hamn, hampn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.
Noun
hamn c
- a port (dock or harbor)
- a harbor, a haven (place or circumstance providing security)
- 1995, “Se på mig [Look at me]”, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist (music)performed by Jan Johansen:
- Så se på mig. Åhå, en hamn i stormen. Som en våg, som fötts att bära dig.
- So look at me. Oh-ho, a harbor in the storm. Like a wave, born [that has been born] to carry you.
Declension
Declension of hamn
Derived terms
- båthamn
- containerhamn
- destinationshamn
- djuphamn
- exporthamn
- fiskehamn
- flyghamn
- frihamn
- fritidshamn
- färjehamn
- gästbåtshamn
- gästhamn
- hamnanläggning
- hamnarbetare
- hamnarbete
- hamnavgift
- hamnbassäng
- hamnchef
- hamndirektör
- hamnfyr
- hamnförvaltning
- hamninlopp
- hamnjobbare
- hamnkaj
- hamnkanal
- hamnkontor
- hamnkvarter
- hamnlots
- hamnmyndighet
- hamnmästare
- hamnområde
- hamnpir
- hamnplats
- hamnpromenad
- hamnsjåare
- hamnskjul
- hamnstad
- hamnstopp
- hamntaxa
- hamnterminal
- hemmahamn
- importhamn
- inhamn
- innerhamn
- lossningshamn
- natthamn
- naturhamn
- nödhamn
- oljehamn
- småbåtshamn
- transitohamn
- uthamn
- utskeppningshamn
- örlogshamn
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Swedish hamber or hampn (“costume, appearance, shape”), inherited from Old Norse hamʀ.
Noun
hamn c
- outward figure
Derived terms
- byta hamn (“change shape”)
- djurhamn (“animal shape”)
- falkhamn (“falcon shape”)
- hamnlöpare (“shapeshifter”)
- hamnskiftare (“shapeshifter”)
- hamnskifte
- människohamn (“human shape”)
- svanhamn
- trollhamn (“troll shape”)
- örnhamn (“eagle shape”)
References
- hamn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hamn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hamn (3) in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
- hamn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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