anker

See also: Anker

English

Alternative forms

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

  1. (obsolete) a measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anker.

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

  1. anchor

Basque

Noun

anker

  1. beast

Adjective

anker

  1. mean

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse akkeri, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

Noun

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

  1. (nautical) anchor
  2. armature, anchor (rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From German Anker or Dutch anker, from Medieval Latin anceria, Latin ancheria (“a small vat”).

Noun

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

  1. barrel (beer), cask (wine)
  2. anker
Inflection

Etymology 3

See anke

Noun

anker c

  1. plural indefinite of anke

Verb

anker

  1. present tense of anke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkər/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker, from Latin anchora.

Noun

anker n (plural ankers, diminutive ankertje n)

  1. anchor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

anker

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ankeren
  2. imperative of ankeren

Anagrams

German

Verb

anker

  1. First-person singular present of ankern.
  2. Imperative singular of ankern.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Noun

anker (plural ankeres)

  1. Anchor

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), via Latin ancora, German Anker (but more likely to be Old German), and Old Norse akkeri.

Noun

anker n (definite singular ankeret or ankret, indefinite plural anker or ankere or ankre, definite singular ankera or ankra or ankrene)

  1. (nautical) an anchor

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), via Latin ancora, German Anker (but more likely to be Old German), and Old Norse akkeri.

Noun

anker n (definite singular ankeret, indefinite plural anker, definite plural ankera)

  1. (nautical) an anchor

Derived terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ankurô, whence also Old English ancor, Old Norse akkeri, from Latin ancora

Noun

anker m

  1. anchor

Descendants

Old Frisian

Noun

anker m

  1. anchor

Declension

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