åker

åker

See also: aker, aaker, and Aker

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• aker

Etymology

From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

Noun

åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkere or åkre or åkrer, definite plural åkerne or åkrene)

1. (agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)

References

• “åker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːkɛr/

Noun

åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkrar, definite plural åkrane)

1. (agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)

   Me pløgde åkeren i går, so no er me klare til å så.

   We ploughed the field yesterday, so now we are ready to sow.

Derived terms

• åkerlapp

References

• “åker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish aker, from Old Norse akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).

Noun

åker c

1. field; a wide, open space that is used to grow crops

Declension

Declension of åker
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	åker	åkern	åkrar	åkrarna
Genitive	åkers	åkerns	åkrars	åkrarnas

Verb

åker

1. present tense of åka.