åker
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
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)
- (agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)
References
- “åker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.
Pronunciation
Noun
åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkrar, definite plural åkrane)
- (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
References
- “åker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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”). Akin to English acre.
Noun
åker c
- field; a wide, open space that is used to grow crops
Declension
Declension of åker
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
åker
- present indicative of åka
Further reading
- åker in Svensk ordbok.