Hummer

== English == === Alternative forms === (HMMWV): hummer === Etymology 1 === From Humvee +‎ -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhʌmɚ/ Rhymes: -ʌmə(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== Hummer (plural Hummers) A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General Motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle. (military, slang) The HMMWV or Humvee, a US Army vehicle which replaced the Jeep. ===== Usage notes ===== Since the introduction of the civilian Hummer in the 1990s, this term has ceased to be used for the military vehicle; the term "Humvee" is typically used instead. ===== Hyponyms ===== HMMWV Humvee / humvee ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== MRAP jeep === Etymology 2 === From the German and West Frisian surname, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugô, *hugiz (“mind”) + *mērijaz (“famous”). Related to Hugh and the first element of Merovingian. ==== Proper noun ==== Hummer A surname from German === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Hummer”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hummer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215. == German == === Etymology === 16th century, from Middle Low German *hummer, itself from Old Norse humarr, perhaps through early Norwegian (as many lobsters were caught off the coast of Norway). From the same North Germanic source Modern Low German Hummer, Plautdietsch Humma, Dutch hommer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊmɐ/ Rhymes: -ʊmɐ === Noun === Hummer m (strong, genitive Hummers, plural Hummer) lobster ==== Declension ==== === See also === Panzerkrebs m === Further reading === “Hummer” in Duden online “Hummer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz. Cognate with German Hammer, Dutch hamer, English hammer, Icelandic hamar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhumer/, [ˈhu.mɐ] === Noun === Hummer m (plural Himmer) hammer === Further reading === Hummer in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire