akr

See also: AKR and Akr

Gothic

Romanization

akr

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌺𐍂

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • ákr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akraz, whence also Old English æcer, Old High German ackar, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros.

Noun

akr m (genitive akrs, plural akrar)

  1. acre
  2. corn field (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Declension
  Declension of akr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative akr akrinn akrar akrarnir
accusative akr akrinn akra akrana
dative akri akrinum ǫkrum ǫkrunum
genitive akrs akrsins akra akranna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: akur
  • Faroese: akur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åker; (dialectal) åkur, åkr
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: åker
  • Old Swedish: aker
  • Old Danish: akær
    • Danish: ager
      • Norwegian Bokmål: aker (obsolete)
  • → Norman: acre

References
  • “akr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English acre.[1] First attested in the 19th century.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -akr
  • Syllabification: akr

Noun

akr m inan (abbreviation ac)

  1. acre (English unit of land area)
    akr ziemi ― an acre of land
    akr lasu ― an acre of forest
    tysiące akrów ― thousands of acres
    milion akrów ― a million acres

Declension
Declension of akr
singular plural
nominative akr akry
genitive akra akrów
dative akrowi akrom
accusative akr akry
instrumental akrem akrami
locative akrze akrach
vocative akrze akry

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akr”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “akr”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎

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