anker

See also: Anker

English

Alternative forms

• ankor, anchor

Etymology

From Dutch anker. Doublet of anchor and ancora.

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 […], volume (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.

   • 1938 April, C[ecil] S[cott] Forester [pseudonym; Cecil Louis Troughton Smith], chapter V, in A Ship of the Line, Greenwich edition, London: Michael Joseph, published 1951 (February 1962 printing), →OCLC, pages 40–41:

     "God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take that grin off your face and be more careful, or I'll have you clapped under hatches to sail with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!"

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

• naker, Karen, Kārēn, knare, ranke, karen, nerka, Krane

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.kər/

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

• Audio:

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• 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

• ankerkeria
• ankerki
• ankertasun

 

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”). Related to akkeri.

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. indefinite plural of anke

Verb

anker

1. 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

• ankerboei
• ankeren
• kettinganker
• muuranker
• parapluanker
• ploegstaartanker
• sneeuwanker
• stokanker
• touwanker
• werpanker

 

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

1. inflection of ankeren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• karne, raken

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

anker

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ancre, aunkir, ankor, ankur, ankir, ancher, ancour, hanker

Etymology

From Old English ancor.

Noun

anker (plural ankeres)

1. anchor

Descendants

• English: anchor (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: anchor, anker

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)

1. (nautical) an anchor

Derived terms

• ankerplass

Related terms

• ankre (verb)
• forankre

 

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)

1. (nautical) an anchor

Derived terms

• ankerplass

References

• “anker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• German: Anker