agora

See also ágora, αγορά, אגורה, and Agora

English

Etymology 1

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageirō, “I gather, collect”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA: /ˈæɡəɹə/, X-SAMPA: /"{g@r\@/

Noun

agora (plural agorae or agoras)

1. A place for gathering.
2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

Translations

a place for gathering

• Finnish: kokouspaikka (fi)
• German: Agora (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀγορά (agora) f

• Icelandic: samkomustaður (is) m

a marketplace

• Finnish: tori (fi), agora (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀγορά (agora) f

• Icelandic: markaðstorg (is) n
• Portuguese: ágora (pt) f

Etymology 2

Hebrew אגורה (agorá).

Pronunciation

• (UK): enPR: ăg'ə-räʹ, IPA: /ˌæɡəˈɹɑː/, X-SAMPA: /%{g@"r\A:/

Noun

agora (plural agoroth)

1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Finnish

Noun

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Declension of agora (type kulkija) singular plural nominative agora agorat genitive agoran agoroiden agoroitten agorain1 partitive agoraa agoroita accusative agora agoran agorat inessive agorassa agoroissa elative agorasta agoroista illative agoraan agoroihin adessive agoralla agoroilla ablative agoralta agoroilta allative agoralle agoroille essive agorana agoroina translative agoraksi agoroiksi instructive – agoroin abessive agoratta agoroitta comitative – agoroineen 1) Rare.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Ladino

Alternative forms

• aora

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora (Latin spelling)

1. now

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

agora f

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

    declension of agora

	singular	plural
nominative	agora	agory
genitive	agory	agor
dative	agorze	agorom
accusative	agorę	agory
instrumental	agorą	agorami
locative	agorze	agorach
vocative	agoro	agory

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hac hora.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /a.ˈgɔ.ɾa/, /a.ˈgɔ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora (not comparable)

1. now
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Harry's heart was beating quickly now.

2. just now
3. next or this when talking about near dates

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora - I'm going back home this/next friday.

Synonyms

• (now): já

Derived terms

• agora mesmo
• agora ou nunca
• agora que
• de agora
• de agora em diante
• por agora

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. Obsolete form of ahora.

Etymology 2

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agora, “meeting, market”).

Noun

agora f (plural agoras)

1. A place for gathering.
2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.