åker

See also: aker, Aker, and Äker

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)

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

References

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

References

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

  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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

åker

  1. present indicative of åka

Further reading
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