akkar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Uncertain, but may be from more childish verb akke, "to defecate".

Noun

akkar m (definite singular akkaren; indefinite plural akkarer; definite plural akkarene)

1. the European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus), a species of ten-armed squids.

Synonyms

• blekksprut

References

• “akkar” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “akkar” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Uncertain, but may be from the childish verb akke, "to defecate".

Noun

akkar m (definite singular akkaren; indefinite plural akkarar; definite plural akkarane)

1. the European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus), a species of ten-armed squids.

Synonyms

• blekksprut/blekksprute

References

• “akkar” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).

Noun

akkar m

1. a field
2. an acre

Descendants

• Low German: acker