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Etymology

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From French ancre, German Anker, English anchor, etc., ultimately from Latin ancora.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈankro]
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  • Rhymes: -ankro
  • Hyphenation: an‧kro

Noun

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ankro (accusative singular ankron, plural ankroj, accusative plural ankrojn)

  1. anchor
    ĵeti la ankron
    to drop / cast anchor
    levi la ankron
    to weigh anchor

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto ankroEnglish anchorFrench ancreGerman AnkerItalian ancoraRussian я́корь (jákorʹ)Spanish ancla, ultimately from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

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Noun

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ankro (plural ankri)

  1. (nautical) anchor

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