esker

== English == === Alternative forms === eskar === Etymology === From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛskɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛskə/ === Noun === esker (plural eskers) A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. 2001, Allan D. Randall, Hydrogeologic Framework of Stratified-drift Aquifers in the Glaciated Northeastern United States, US Geological Survey Paper 1415-B, page B37, The multiple deltas must have formed sequentially, which led Thompson (1982) to conclude that the eskers were built in successive segments. ==== Synonyms ==== osar, asar os, ose ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Keres, ekers, krees, reeks, reesk, skeer == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /es̺ker/ [es̺.ker] Rhymes: -es̺ker, -er Hyphenation: es‧ker === Noun === esker inan gratitude, thankfulness benefit merit ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eskerrik asko mila esker === Postposition === esker (+ dative case) thanks to, owing to zuri esker ― thanks to you === Further reading === “esker”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “esker”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === esker m or f indefinite plural of eske == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === esker f indefinite plural of eske == Spanish == === Noun === esker m (plural eskeres) esker == Zazaki == === Etymology === From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛsˈkɛɾ] Hyphenation: es‧ker === Noun === esker m soldier ==== Derived terms ==== eskeriye ==== See also ==== espar