Hammel

Lëtzebuergesch

English: wether; fool
Français: mouton [mâle châtré]; andouille [idiot]
Deutsch: Hammel [kastrierter Schafbock]; Hammel [Dummkopf]

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Hämmel
Synonym: Hännes; Dabo

Pronunciation (IPA)

[hˈɑməl]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Hammel (kastrierter Schafbock)
Français: mouton (mâle châtré)
English: sheep; wether
Português: carneiro castrado
Nederlands: hamel (gecastreerde ram)

Meaning 2

colloquial pejorative

Deutsch: Hammel (Person)
Français: abruti; crétin
English: pillock; moron
Português: cretino; idiota
Nederlands: ezel (stommeling)

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Hammel
Hammelen

Example sentences

de Bauer huet seng Hämmel all geschluecht
Meaning 1: sheep; wether
mat deem Hammel kann een net zesummeschaffen!
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 2: pillock; moron
wat hues du Hammel erëm gemaach, datt de Fichier verschwonnen ass!
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 2: pillock; moron

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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