ankra

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.kra/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -ankra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sicilian ancurari.

Verb

ankra (imperfect jankra, past participle ankrat, verbal noun ankrar)

1. to anchor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ankra (i-type unadapted loan)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ankrajt	ankrajt	ankra	ankrajna	ankrajtu	ankraw
	f			ankrat
imperfect	m	nankra	tankra	jankra	nankraw	tankraw	jankraw
	f			tankra
imperative			ankra			ankraw
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ankrajtx	ankrajtx	ankra	ankrajniex	ankrajtux	ankrawx
	f			ankratx
imperfect	m	nankrax	tankrax	jankrax	nankrawx	tankrawx	jankrawx
	f			tankrax
imperative			tankrax			tankrawx

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sicilian àncura.

Noun

ankra f (plural ankri or ankriet)

1. anchor

Related terms

• ankoraġġ (ankraġġ)
• ankrott

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ankera, ankrene (of noun)
• ankret (of verb)

Noun

ankra n

1. definite plural of anker

Verb

ankra

1. inflection of ankre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English anchor or Dutch anker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ankɾa/, [a̠ŋkɾa̠], [ɑ̟ŋkɾɑ̟]

Noun

ankra

1. anchor

Verb

ankra

1. to anchor
2. to found
3. to settle, to stay
4. to settle in

Descendants

• Aukan: ankaa
• → Caribbean Hindustani: ankra
• → Kari'na: ankara
• → Saramaccan: hánka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

ankra class IX (plural ankra class X)

1. alternative form of ankara (“invoice”)

Swedish

Etymology

From ankare. Compare Dutch ankeren, German ankern, French ancrer.

Verb

ankra (present ankrar, preterite ankrade, supine ankrat, imperative ankra)

1. (nautical) anchor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ankra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ankra		ankras
supine	ankrat		ankrats
imperative	ankra		—
imper. plural1	ankren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ankrar	ankrade	ankras	ankrades
ind. plural1	ankra	ankrade	ankras	ankrades
subjunctive2	ankre	ankrade	ankres	ankrades
present participle		ankrande
past participle		ankrad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ankring
• förankra

See also

• förtöja

References

• ankra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ankra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ankra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)