ankro

Esperanto

Etymology

From French ancre, German Anker, English anchor, etc., ultimately from Latin ancora.

Noun

ankro (accusative singular ankron, plural ankroj, accusative plural ankrojn)

anchor

ĵeti la ankron
to drop / cast anchor

levi la ankron
to weigh anchor

Derived terms

ankrejo (“anchorage”)
ankri (“to anchor”)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto ankro, English anchor, French ancre, German Anker, Italian ancora, Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Noun

ankro (plural ankri)

(nautical) anchor

Derived terms

ankro-agar (“to anchor”)
desankragar (“to weigh anchor”)

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