Polyglot Dictionary

Anker

/ˈaŋkɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Anker

Meaning

  1. anchor

    • Das Schiff wirft den Anker.

      The ship drops anchor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

âncora

âncora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "anchor."

Practice

1 What does Anker mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Schiff wirft den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Anker?

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