òrd
/ɔːɾʃt̪/masculine
The Gaelic word for hammer, the tool, is òrd.
òrd is the ordinary word for a hammer used for striking nails or metal.
Meaning: tool (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
òrd is a masculine noun. In the phrase of a hammer it changes to ùird.
How do you pronounce it?
òrd is pronounced /ɔːɾʃt̪/, with a long open o. The r and d at the end blend together, so the r sounds a little like sh before the t sound.
Did you know?
- The word òrd shares a common ancestor with the Welsh word gordd, meaning they are distant linguistic cousins.
Examples in context
- mar fhuaim ùirdLike the noise of a hammermar fhuaim ùird means like the noise of a hammer, with ùird as the changed form after a noun.
Example conversation
Eilidh and Callum are fixing a wooden fence.
- EilidhCallum, a bheil an òrd agad?Callum, do you have the hammer?
- CallumCha h-eil e còmhla riam.It is not with me.
- EilidhTha an òrd air an t-seòmar.The hammer is in the room.
- CallumTògaidh mi e a-nis.I will get it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hammer” translations and entries òrd, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries òrd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
