якорь
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ѧкорь (ękorĭ), from Latin ancora (“anchor”) via Old Swedish ankari (> Swedish ankare), Old Norse akkeri, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor; hook”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjakərʲ]
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Noun
я́корь • (jákorʹ) m inan (genitive я́коря, nominative plural якоря́, genitive plural якоре́й, related adjective я́корный)
- anchor
- я́корь мне в за́дницу! ― jákorʹ mne v zádnicu! ― an anchor into my ass! (expression of utter bewilderment or disapproval)
- (electrical) armature core, armature
- (acoustic) reed
Declension
Declension of я́корь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-c irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | я́корь jákorʹ | якоря́△ jakorjá△ |
| genitive | я́коря jákorja | якоре́й jakoréj |
| dative | я́корю jákorju | якоря́м jakorjám |
| accusative | я́корь jákorʹ | якоря́△ jakorjá△ |
| instrumental | я́корем jákorem | якоря́ми jakorjámi |
| prepositional | я́коре jákore | якоря́х jakorjáx |
△ Irregular.
Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: ёакар (joakar)
- → Yakut: дьаакыр (caakır)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “якорь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress