akkeri

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• atkeri (dated)

Etymology

From Old Norse akkeri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈahkɛːrɪ/

Noun

akkeri n (genitive singular akkeris, nominative plural akkeri)

1. (nautical) anchor

Declension

Declension of akkeri (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akkeri	akkerið	akkeri	akkerin
accusative	akkeri	akkerið	akkeri	akkerin
dative	akkeri	akkerinu	akkerum	akkerunum
genitive	akkeris	akkerisins	akkera	akkeranna

Derived terms

• aðalakkeri

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• atkeri

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ankurô, from Latin ancora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãkːeri/

Noun

akkeri m

1. anchor

Declension

Declension of akkeri (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	akkeri	akkerinn	akkerar	akkerarnir
accusative	akkera	akkerann	akkera	akkerana
dative	akkera	akkeranum	akkerum	akkerunum
genitive	akkera	akkerans	akkera	akkeranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: akkeri
• Norwegian: anker, ankar
• Old Swedish: ankæri
  • Swedish: ankare, ankar
  • → Finnish: ankkuri
  • → Ingrian: ankkuri
  • → Estonian: ankur
  • → Old East Slavic: ѧкорь (jękorĭ)
    • Russian: якорь (jakorʹ)
      • → Kildin Sami: ёакар (jåkar)
      • → Uyghur: ياكور (yakor)
      • → Yakut: дьаакыр (jaakır)
    • Ukrainian: я́кір (jákir)
• Danish: anker

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “akkeri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive