anker
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See also: Anker
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.
- 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
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
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
anker (comparative ankerrago, superlative ankerren, excessive ankerregi)
Declension
| 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 | — | — | |
Declension of anker (adjective, ending in -r)
Noun
anker anim
Declension
| 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 | — | — |
Declension of anker (animate, ending in -r)
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
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