ancre
See also: ancré
French
Etymology
From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/
audio (file) - Homophones: ancrent, ancres, encre, encrent, encres
Noun
ancre f (plural ancres)
- anchor (of a ship)
Derived terms
- ancrage
- ancré
- ancre de miséricorde
- ancrer
- jeter l'ancre
- lever l'ancre
Verb
ancre
- inflection of ancrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “ancre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cerna, crâne, écran, encra, nacre, rance
Norman
Etymology
From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).
Noun
ancre f (plural ancres)
- (Jersey, nautical) anchor
Related terms
- ancrage (“anchorage”)
- ancrer (“to anchor”)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin ancora (“anchor”).
Noun
ancre f (oblique plural ancres, nominative singular ancre, nominative plural ancres)
- anchor (of a ship)
Descendants
- French: ancre
- Norman: ancre (Jersey)