anker
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
anker (plural ankers)
- (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)
Etymology 2
Verb
anker (present anker, present participle ankerende, past participle geanker)
- (intransitive) to anchor
Basque
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
anker (comparative ankerrago, superlative ankerren, excessive ankerregi)
Declension
Noun
anker anim
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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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
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German anker, from Latin ancora (“anchor”). [1] Related to akkeri.
Noun
anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)
Inflection
References
- ^ E. Jessen (1893) Dansk Etymologisk Ordbog
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)
Inflection
Etymology 3
See anke
Noun
anker c
- indefinite plural of anke
Verb
anker
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker, from Latin anchora.
Noun
anker n (plural ankers, diminutive ankertje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: anker
- Negerhollands: anker, henka, heṅku
- → Lokono: anker
- → Indonesian: angker
- → Papiamentu: anker
- → Sranan Tongo: ankra (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
anker
- inflection of ankeren:
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
anker
- inflection of ankern:
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ancor.
Noun
anker (plural ankeres)
Descendants
References
- “anker, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish anker, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), via Latin ancora and Middle Low German anker. Related to akkeri.
Noun
anker n (definite singular ankeret or ankret, indefinite plural anker or ankere or ankre, definite singular ankera or ankra or ankrene)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “anker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), via Latin ancora and Middle Low German anker. Related to akkeri.
Noun
anker n (definite singular ankeret, indefinite plural anker, definite plural ankera)
Derived terms
References
- “anker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
Noun
anker m
Inflection
Declension of anker (masculine a-stem) | ||
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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
Descendants
- German: Anker
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