ancoră

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ancora. Replaced the older anghiră from Greek άγκυρα (ágkyra). Cf. also Aromanian angurã.

Noun

ancoră f (plural ancore)

  1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

Declension

Declension of ancoră
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ancoră ancora ancore ancorele
genitive-dative ancore ancorei ancore ancorelor
vocative ancoră, ancoro ancorelor

Verb

ancoră

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of ancora