anker

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dutch anker

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

  1. (obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
    • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He is Made Acquainted with the Characters of Commodore Trunnion and His Adherents; Meets with Them by Accident and Contracts an Intimacy with that Commander”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 6, column 1:
      And if your honour ſhould want a ſmall parcel of fine tea, or a few anchors of right Nantz, I'll be bound you ſhall be furniſhed to your heart's content.
    • 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Master’s Wanderings”, in The Master of Ballantrae. […], London, Paris: Cassell & Company, […], →OCLC, page 56:
      [I]t is quite a painful reflection how many whole crews we have made to walk the plank for no more than a stock of biscuit or an anker or two of spirit.

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

anker (plural ankers, diminutive ankertjie)

  1. anchor

Etymology 2

From Dutch ankeren.

Verb

anker (present anker, present participle ankerende, past participle geanker)

  1. (intransitive) to anchor

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anker/, [ãŋ.ke̞r]

Adjective

anker (comparative ankerrago, superlative ankerren, excessive ankerregi)

  1. mean

Declension

Declension of anker (adjective, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive anker ankerra ankerrak
ergative ankerrek ankerrak ankerrek
dative ankerri ankerrari ankerrei
genitive ankerren ankerraren ankerren
comitative ankerrekin ankerrarekin ankerrekin
causative ankerrengatik ankerrarengatik ankerrengatik
benefactive ankerrentzat ankerrarentzat ankerrentzat
instrumental ankerrez ankerraz ankerrez
inessive anim. ankerrengan ankerrarengan ankerrengan
inanim. ankerretan ankerrean ankerretan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. ankerretako ankerreko ankerretako
allative anim. ankerrengana ankerrarengana ankerrengana
inanim. ankerretara ankerrera ankerretara
terminative anim. ankerrenganaino ankerrarenganaino ankerrenganaino
inanim. ankerretaraino ankerreraino ankerretaraino
directive anim. ankerrenganantz ankerrarenganantz ankerrenganantz
inanim. ankerretarantz ankerrerantz ankerretarantz
destinative anim. ankerrenganako ankerrarenganako ankerrenganako
inanim. ankerretarako ankerrerako ankerretarako
ablative anim. ankerrengandik ankerrarengandik ankerrengandik
inanim. ankerretatik ankerretik ankerretatik
partitive ankerrik — —
prolative ankertzat — —

Noun

anker anim

  1. beast

Declension

Declension of anker (animate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive anker ankerra ankerrak
ergative ankerrek ankerrak ankerrek
dative ankerri ankerrari ankerrei
genitive ankerren ankerraren ankerren
comitative ankerrekin ankerrarekin ankerrekin
causative ankerrengatik ankerrarengatik ankerrengatik
benefactive ankerrentzat ankerrarentzat ankerrentzat
instrumental ankerrez ankerraz ankerrez
inessive ankerrengan ankerrarengan ankerrengan
locative — — —
allative ankerrengana ankerrarengana ankerrengana
terminative ankerrenganaino ankerrarenganaino ankerrenganaino
directive ankerrenganantz ankerrarenganantz ankerrenganantz
destinative ankerrenganako ankerrarenganako ankerrenganako
ablative ankerrengandik ankerrarengandik ankerrengandik
partitive ankerrik — —
prolative ankertzat — —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “anker”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “anker”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Danish

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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
Declension of anker
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative anker ankret
ankeret 		ankre ankrene
genitive ankers ankrets
ankerets 		ankres ankrenes

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
Declension of anker
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative anker ankret
ankeret 		ankre ankrene
genitive ankers ankrets
ankerets 		ankres ankrenes

Etymology 3

See anke

Noun

anker c

  1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of anke

Verb

anker

  1. (deprecated template usage) present of anke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkər/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkər

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
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: anker
  • Negerhollands: anker, henka, heṅku
  • → Lokono: anker
  • → Indonesian: angker
  • → Papiamentu: anker
  • → Sranan Tongo: ankra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

anker

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of ankeren
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of ankeren

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Verb

anker

  1. inflection of ankern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ancor.

Noun

anker (plural ankeres)

  1. anchor

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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 Frisian

Noun

anker m

  1. anchor

Inflection

Declension of anker (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative anker ankerar, ankera
genitive ankeres ankera
dative ankere ankerum, ankerem
accusative anker ankerar, ankera

Old High German

Etymology

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

Noun

anker m

  1. anchor
    Synonym: senkil

Descendants

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