German word

Acker

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈakɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfield

Example

Die Äcker sind nach dem Regen schön grün.

The fields are beautifully green after the rain.

Illustration for Acker (field)

More examples

Nach der Ernte liegt der Acker oft kahl und offen da.

After the harvest, the field often lies bare and exposed.

Core concept

A broad cultivated field with furrows or growing grain, seen as working land rather than untouched countryside.

Common phrases

  • auf dem Acker Getreide anbauen

    grow grain in the field

  • abgeernteter Acker

    harvested field

  • mit dem Pflug den Acker bearbeiten

    work the field with a plow

Similar words

Feld: A broad, level plot of land used for cultivation or farm work.
Wiese: A grassy area used for grazing livestock or cutting hay.

Definition in German

Acker ist ein Feld, das landwirtschaftlich bestellt und überwiegend für Feldfrüchte wie Getreide genutzt wird.

Word origin

Acker comes through Old High German ackar and Middle High German acker from Proto-Germanic *akraz, which is also the source of English acre.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine: der Acker, with the plural die Äcker and an umlaut in the plural form.

Other meanings

  • arable landnoun
  • farmlandnoun

Opposites

  • Unlandwastelandnoun

Related words

  • Ackerbaufarmingnoun

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