agger

English

Etymology

From Middle English agger (“heap”), "pile", from Latin agger (“rubble”), "mound", "rampart", from ad- + gerere, to carry, to bring

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ædʒə(r)

Noun

agger (plural aggers)

1. A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
2. A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
3. In ancient Roman construction, an earthwork; a mound; a raised work.

Derived terms

• agger nasi

Anagrams

• eggar
• Garge

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Latin

Noun

agger (genitive aggeris); m, third declension

1. rampart, bulwark (or the materials used to make one)
2. causeway, pier, dam, dyke

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	agger	aggerēs
genitive	aggeris	aggerum
dative	aggerī	aggeribus
accusative	aggerem	aggerēs
ablative	aggere	aggeribus
vocative	agger	aggerēs