якорь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ѧкорь (jękorĭ), from Latin ancora (“anchor”) via Old Swedish ankari (> Swedish ankare), Old Norse akkeri, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor; hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjakərʲ]

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Noun

я́корь • (jákorʹ) m inan (genitive я́коря, nominative plural якоря́, genitive plural якоре́й, relational adjective я́корный)

1. anchor

   я́корь мне в за́дницу! ― jákorʹ mne v zádnicu! ― an anchor into my ass! (expression of utter bewilderment or disapproval)

2. (electrical) armature core, armature
3. (acoustic) reed

Declension

Declension of я́корь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	я́корь jákorʹ	якоря́△ jakorjá△
genitive	я́коря jákorja	якоре́й jakoréj
dative	я́корю jákorju	якоря́м jakorjám
accusative	я́корь jákorʹ	якоря́△ jakorjá△
instrumental	я́корем jákorem	якоря́ми jakorjámi
prepositional	я́коре jákore	якоря́х jakorjáx

^△ Irregular.

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: ёакар (jåkar)
• → Yakut: дьаакыр (jaakır)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “якорь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress