ancre

See also: ancré

French

Etymology

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/

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• Homophones: ancrent, ancres, encre, encrent, encres

Noun

ancre f (plural ancres)

1. anchor (of a ship)

Derived terms

• ancrage
• ancré
• ancre de miséricorde
• ancrer
• jeter l’ancre
• lever l’ancre

Verb

ancre

1. inflection of ancrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ancre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cerna, crâne, écran, encra, nacre, rance

Norman

Etymology

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

Noun

ancre f (plural ancres)

1. (Jersey, nautical) anchor

Related terms

• ancrage (“anchorage”)
• ancrer (“to anchor”)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ancora (“anchor”).

Noun

ancre oblique singular, f (oblique plural ancres, nominative singular ancre, nominative plural ancres)

1. anchor (of a ship)

Descendants

• French: ancre
• Norman: ancre (Jersey)