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Acker

See also: acker and Äcker

English

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Acker

  1. An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (“field”).
  2. A German topographical surname from German from Old High German ackar (“field”).
  3. nickname from the Somerset slang for "friend" or "mate", e.g. Acker Bilk

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Etymology

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From Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar (“field”), from Proto-West Germanic *akr.

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Noun

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Acker m (strong, genitive Ackers, plural Äcker, diminutive Äckerchen n or Äckerlein n)

  1. field (wide, open space used to grow crops)

Declension

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Declension of Acker [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Acker die Äcker
genitive eines des Ackers der Äcker
dative einem dem Acker den Äckern
accusative einen den Acker die Äcker
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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle High German acker.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaka/
    • Rhymes: -aka
    • Syllabification: Ac‧ker

    Noun

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    Acker m (plural Ecker)

    1. acre (unit of surface area)
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    References

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    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Acker”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 9, column 1
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