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, relational adjective я́корный)

  1. anchor
    я́корь мне в за́дницу! ― jákorʹ mne v zádnicu! ― an anchor into my ass! (expression of utter bewilderment or disapproval)
  2. (electrical) armature core, armature
  3. (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 (jåkar)
  • → Uyghur: ياكور (yakor)
  • → Yakut: дьаакыр (jaakır)

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “якорь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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