ankra

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.kra/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian ancurari.

Verb

ankra (imperfect jankra, past participle ankrat, active participle ankrar)

1. to anchor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ankra
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ankrajt	ankrajt	ankra		ankrajna	ankrajtu	ankraw
	f			ankrat
imperfect	m	nankra	tankra	jankra		nankraw	tankraw	jankraw
	f			tankra
imperative			ankra				ankraw

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sicilian àncura.

Noun

ankra f (plural ankri or ankriet)

1. anchor

Related terms

• ankoraġġ (ankraġġ)
• ankrott

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) ankera, ankrene
• (of verb) ankret

Noun

ankra n

1. definite plural of anker

Verb

ankra

1. inflection of ankre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English anchor or Dutch anker.

Noun

ankra

1. anchor

Verb

ankra

1. to anchor
2. to found
3. to settle, to stay
4. to settle in

Descendants

• → Saramaccan: hánka

Swahili

Noun

ankra (n class, plural ankra)

1. Alternative form of ankara (“invoice”)

Swedish

Etymology

From ankare. Compare Dutch ankeren, German ankern, French ancrer.

Verb

ankra (present ankrar, preterite ankrade, supine ankrat, imperative ankra)

1. (nautical) anchor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ankra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ankra		ankras
Supine	ankrat		ankrats
Imperative	ankra		—
Imper. plural1	ankren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ankrar	ankrade	ankras	ankrades
Ind. plural1	ankra	ankrade	ankras	ankrades
Subjunctive2	ankre	ankrade	ankres	ankrades
	Participles
Present participle	ankrande
Past participle	ankrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ankring
• förankra

See also

• förtöja

References

• ankra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ankra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ankra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)