akkeri

Icelandic

Alternative forms

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

Old Norse

Alternative forms

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
  • Danish: anker
  • → Middle Irish: ancaire

Further reading

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