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Gothic
Romanization
akr
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌺𐍂
Old Norse
Alternative forms
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)
- acre
- corn field (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Declension
Declension of akr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “akr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English acre. First attested in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
akr m inan (abbreviation ac)
- 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
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