Anker

See also: anker

Danish

Etymology

Uncertain; appears as Ankarl in 14th century documents; possibly originally a nickname for a seasonal farm worker.

Proper noun

Anker

1. a male given name

German

Etymology

From Old High German anker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkɐ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Anker m (strong, genitive Ankers, plural Anker)

1. anchor

   vor Anker gehen ― drop anchor

   Anker lichten ― raise the anchor

Declension

Declension of Anker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Anker	die	Anker
genitive	eines	des	Ankers	der	Anker
dative	einem	dem	Anker	den	Ankern
accusative	einen	den	Anker	die	Anker

Hyponyms

• Buganker
• Notanker
• Rettungsanker

 

• Balkenanker
• Maueranker
• Ringanker
• Steinanker
• Zuganker

 

Derived terms

• ankern

Related terms

• Ankerhemmung
• Ankerkette
• Ankerplatz
• Ankerwinde
• Verankerung

Descendants

• → Latvian: enkurs
• → Lithuanian: iñkaras, añkaras
• → Kashubian: ãker
• → Polish: ankier (archaic)
• → Russian: а́нкер (ánker)

Further reading

• “Anker” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Anker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Anker (Gerät, Schiff, Haken)” in Duden online
• “Anker (Maß, Flüssigkeiten)” in Duden online
• “Anker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Anker m (plural Ankeren)

1. anchor