ankro

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Noun

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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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto ankro, English anchor, French ancre, German Anker, Italian ancora, Russian я́корь (jákorʹ), Spanish ancla, ultimately from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.kro/

Noun

ankro (plural ankri)

  1. (nautical) anchor

Derived terms

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