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ankra

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Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.kra/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian ancurari.

Verb

ankra (imperfect jankra, past participle ankrat, verbal noun ankrar)

  1. to anchor
Conjugation
More information singular, plural ...
Conjugation of ankra
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ankrajt ankrajt ankra ankrajna ankrajtu ankraw
f ankrat
imperfect m nankra tankra jankra nankraw tankraw jankraw
f tankra
imperative ankra ankraw
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sicilian àncura.

Noun

ankra f (plural ankri or ankriet)

  1. anchor

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

ankra n

  1. definite plural of anker

Verb

ankra

  1. inflection of ankre:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English anchor or Dutch anker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈankɾa/, [ˈã̠ŋkɾa̠], [ˈɑ̟̃ŋkɾɑ̟]

Noun

ankra

  1. anchor

Verb

ankra

  1. to anchor
  2. to found
  3. to settle, to stay
  4. to settle in

Descendants

  • Aukan: ankaa
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: ankra
  • → Kari'na: ankara
  • → Saramaccan: hánka

Swahili

Noun

ankra class IX (plural ankra class X)

  1. Alternative form of ankara (“invoice”)

Swedish

Etymology

From ankare. Compare Dutch ankeren, German ankern, French ancrer.

Verb

ankra (present ankrar, preterite ankrade, supine ankrat, imperative ankra)

  1. (nautical) anchor

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...
Conjugation of ankra (weak)
active passive
infinitive ankra ankras
supine ankrat ankrats
imperative ankra —
imper. plural1 ankren —
present past present past
indicative ankrar ankrade ankras ankrades
ind. plural1 ankra ankrade ankras ankrades
subjunctive2 ankre ankrade ankres ankrades
present participle ankrande
past participle ankrad
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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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