ancre

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃kʁ/

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• Homophones: ancrent, ancres, encre, encrent, encres

ancre f (plural ancres)

1. anchor (of a ship)

• ancrage
• ancré
• ancre de miséricorde
• ancrer
• jeter l’ancre
• lever l’ancre

ancre

1. inflection of ancrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “ancre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• cerna, crâne, écran, encra, nacre, rance

From Old French ancre, from Latin ancora (“anchor”).

ancre f (plural ancres)

1. (Jersey, nautical) anchor

• ancrage (“anchorage”)
• ancrer (“to anchor”)

From Latin ancora (“anchor”).

ancre oblique singular, f (oblique plural ancres, nominative singular ancre, nominative plural ancres)

1. anchor (of a ship)

• French: ancre
• Norman: ancre (Jersey)