ancla

See also: anclá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈankla/, [ˈãŋ.kla]
• Rhymes: -ankla
• Hyphenation: an‧cla

Noun

ancla f (plural ancles)

1. anchor

Related terms

• anclar

Spanish

ancla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). Doublet of áncora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈankla/ [ˈãŋ.kla]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ankla
• Syllabification: an‧cla

Noun

ancla f (plural anclas)

1. anchor

   Synonym: áncora

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el ancla, un ancla

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Derived terms

• ancla de leva
• anclar
• caña del ancla
• cepo del ancla

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: angkla
• → Tagalog: angkla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ancla

1. inflection of anclar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ancla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014