ager

See also äger

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈeɪ.dʒə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈeɪ.dʒɚ/

Noun

ager (plural agers)

1. That which ages something.

Anagrams

• areg
• gear
• GRAE
• rage

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aːjər/, [ˈæːˀjɐ]

Noun

ager c. (singular definite ageren, plural indefinite agre)

1. field

Inflection

    Inflection of ager

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	ager	ageren	agre	agrene
genitive	agers	agerens	agres	agrenes

Etymology 2

See age (“drive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aːjər/, [ˈæːjɐ]

Verb

ager

1. present of age

Etymology 3

See agere (“act, play”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aɡeːr/, [aˈɡ̊eɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

ager or agér

1. imperative of agere

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós), Sanskrit अज्र (ájra) and Old English æcer (English acre).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈa.ɡer/

• Audio (Classical)

  (file)

Noun

ager (genitive agrī); m, second declension

1. field, farm
2. land, estate, park
3. territory, country
4. terrain
5. soil
6. vocative singular of ager

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ager	agrī
genitive	agrī	agrōrum
dative	agrō	agrīs
accusative	agrum	agrōs
ablative	agrō	agrīs
vocative	ager 1	agrī

¹ May also be agre.

Derived terms

agralis agraria agrārius agraticum

agrestis agricola agricultiō agricultor

agricultūra agrimensor agripeta agrosus

Descendants

Aromanian: agru French: aire Galician: agro Italian: agro

Old Provençal: agre Portuguese: agro Romanian: agru Spanish: agro

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin agilis (“swift”).

Adjective

ager ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. quick, swift.
2. smart, cunning, sharp.
3. (of objects) sharp

Declension

declension of ager

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ager		ageră	ageri	agere
	definite	agerul		agera	agerii	agerele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ager		agere	ageri	agere
	definite	agerului		agerei	agerilor	agerelor

Synonyms

• (sharp): ascuțit

See also

• agil