*rammaz

Runic: ᚱᚨᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈrɑm.mɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

strong
overbearing; overwhelming

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps related to Old Church Slavonic рамѣнъ (raměnŭ) (raměnŭ, ‘severe’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	rammaz	rammō	rammą, -atō	rammai	rammôz	rammō
Acc.	rammanǭ	rammǭ	rammą, -atō	rammanz	rammōz	rammō
Gen.	rammas, -is	rammaizōz	rammas, -is	rammaizǫ̂	rammaizǫ̂	rammaizǫ̂
Dat.	rammammai	rammaizōi	rammammai	rammaimaz	rammaimaz	rammaimaz
Inst.	rammanō	rammaizō	rammanō	rammaimiz	rammaimiz	rammaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	rammô	rammǭ	rammô	rammaniz	rammōniz	rammōnō
Acc.	rammanų	rammōnų	rammô	rammanunz	rammōnunz	rammōnō
Gen.	ramminiz	rammōniz	ramminiz	rammanǫ̂	rammōnǫ̂	rammanǫ̂
Dat.	rammini	rammōni	rammini	rammammaz	rammōmaz	rammammaz
Inst.	ramminē	rammōnē	ramminē	rammammiz	rammōmiz	rammammiz

Descendants

*ramm (Proto-West Germanic)
rammr (Old Norse)
- ram (Danish)
- ramur (Faroese)
- rammur (Icelandic)
rammr (Old Norse)
- ramber (Old Swedish)
  - ram (Swedish)
ramr (Old Norse)
- ram (Danish)
- ramur (Faroese)
- rammur (Icelandic)
ramr (Old Norse)
- ramber (Old Swedish)
  - ram (Swedish)

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