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Acker

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See also: acker and Äcker

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Acker

  1. An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (field).
  2. A German topographical surname from German from Old High German ackar (field).
  3. nickname from the Somerset slang for "friend" or "mate", e.g. Acker Bilk

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Etymology

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From Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar (field), from Proto-West Germanic *akr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔakɐ/
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Noun

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Acker m (strong, genitive Ackers, plural Äcker, diminutive Äckerchen n or Äckerlein n)

  1. field (wide, open space used to grow crops)

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-West Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros, possibly from *h₂eǵ-.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaka/
    • Rhymes: -aka
    • Syllabification: Ac‧ker

    Noun

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    Acker m (plural Ecker)

    1. acre (unit of surface area)
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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Acker”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 9, column 1