åker

See also: aker, Aker, and Äker

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• aker (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

Noun

åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkere or åkre or åkrer, definite plural åkerne or åkrene)

1. (agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)

References

• “åker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːkɛr/

Noun

åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkrar, definite plural åkrane)

1. (agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)

   Me pløgde åkeren i går, so no er me klare til å så.

   We ploughed the field yesterday, so now we are ready to sow.

Derived terms

• åkerlapp

References

• “åker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish aker, from Old Norse akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

Noun

åker c

1. field; a wide, open space that is used to grow crops

Declension

Declension of åker
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	åker	åkern	åkrar	åkrarna
Genitive	åkers	åkerns	åkrars	åkrarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

åker

1. present indicative of åka

Further reading

• åker in Svensk ordbok.