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Webster 1913 Edition


Anker

An′ker

,
Noun.
[D.
anker
: cf. LL.
anceria
,
ancheria
.]
A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8½ imperial gallons.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anker

ANK'ER

,
Noun.
A measure of liquids used in Holland, containing about 32 gallons, English measure.
Chambers says it contains two stekans; each stekan, 16 mengles; each mengle, 2 wine quarts.

Definition 2024


Anker

Anker

See also: anker

Danish

Proper noun

Anker

  1. A male given name.

German

Etymology

From Old High German anker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋkɐ/

Noun

Anker m (genitive Ankers, plural Anker)

  1. anchor

Declension

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Anker m (plural Ankeren)

  1. anchor

anker

anker

See also: Anker

English

Alternative forms

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

  1. (obsolete) a measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch anker.

Noun

anker (plural ankers)

  1. anchor

Basque

Noun

anker

  1. beast

Adjective

anker

  1. mean

Danish

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

Etymology 2

From German Anker or Dutch anker, from Medieval Latin anceria, ancheria (a small vat).

Noun

anker n (singular definite ankret or ankeret, plural indefinite ankre)

  1. barrel (beer), cask (wine)
  2. anker
Inflection

Etymology 3

See anke

Noun

anker c

  1. plural indefinite of anke

Verb

anker

  1. present tense of anke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑŋkər/

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

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

anker

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ankeren
  2. imperative of ankeren

Anagrams


German

Verb

anker

  1. First-person singular present of ankern.
  2. Imperative singular of ankern.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Noun

anker (plural ankeres)

  1. Anchor

Norwegian Bokmål

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

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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 High German

Etymology

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

Noun

anker m

  1. anchor

Descendants