different between esper vs esker

English

Etymology

ESP +? -er from extrasensory perception.

Noun

esper (plural espers)

1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
2. (chiefly science fiction) A person supposed to have paranormal abilities.

Hyponyms

• (person with paranormal abilities): telekinetic, telepath

Translations

Anagrams

• Peers, Perse, Spree, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere, spree

Old Occitan

Etymology

Probably a deverbal of esperar.

Noun

esper m (oblique plural espers, nominative singular espers, nominative plural esper)

1. hope

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “sp?r?re”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 120, page 165

English

Alternative forms

• eskar

Etymology

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??sk?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??sk?/

Noun

esker (plural eskers)

1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
   • 1999, L. Clayton, J. W. Attig, D. M. Mickelson, Tunnel channels formed in Wisconsin during the last glaciation, David M. Mickelson, John W. Attig (editors), Glacial Processes, Past and Present, page 77,

     Another objection to the tunnel-valley interpretation comes from a comparison with eskers. […] The esker rivers and the tunnel-channel rivers of Wisconsin therefore seem to have been the result of significantly different meltwater regimes.

   • 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

Translations

Anagrams

• Keres, krees, reeks, reesk, skeer

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?.ker/

Noun

esker inan

1. gratitude, thankfulness
2. benefit
3. merit

Declension

Derived terms

• eskerrik asko
• mila esker

Postposition

esker (+ dative case)

1. thanks to, owing to

Further reading

• “esker” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “esker” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

esker m or f

1. indefinite plural of eske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

esker f

1. indefinite plural of eske

Spanish

Noun

esker m (plural eskeres)

1. esker

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?k??]
• Hyphenation: es?ker

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (?askar, “army”), from Persian ????? (laškar, “army”).

Noun

esker m

1. soldier

Derived terms

• eskeriye

See also

• espar