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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic *ankurô, from Latin ancora.
Pronunciation
Noun
ankier m inan
- (archaic, construction) anchor plate
- Synonym: kotew
- (archaic, mechanics) escapement (contrivance in a timepiece)
- Synonym: wychwyt
- (archaic) timepiece with an escapement mechanism
- (obsolete) sash worn by women, usually ornamental, with a rich buckle
- Hypernym: opasanie
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Further reading
- ankier in Polish dictionaries at PWN