angora
English
Etymology
From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
angora (plural angoras)
- An angora cat.
- a goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
- a rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- (uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
- (uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.
Translations
cat
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goat
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subspecies of the European rabbit
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hair
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fabric
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Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
angora (accusative singular angoran, plural angoraj, accusative plural angorajn)
- distressed, anguished, of distress, of anguish
- (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7,
- Li ekamis tiun junan bolŝevikon, neniam angoran, ĉiam vivplenan, kun bolanta energio, kiu tiel frue perdis sian sanon.
- He had grown to love the young Bolshevik, who, never distressed, always full of life and bubbling with energy, had lost his health at such an early age.
- Li ekamis tiun junan bolŝevikon, neniam angoran, ĉiam vivplenan, kun bolanta energio, kiu tiel frue perdis sian sanon.
- (Can we date this quote?), Elena Zaja, Antaŭparolo (Preface), in Fajron sentas mi interne by Ulrich Matthias,
- Tio ĝermigas ĉe ni la esperon, ke la abismo disiganta ilin de aliaj ne etendiĝas fatale, la angorajn nubojn eblas forblovi spite al la sorto per la fervoro kaj forta volo [...]
- This sparked in us the hope that the chasm that separated them from others was not fatally wide, that the clouds of anguish could be blown away, in spite of fate, by fervour and strong will
- Tio ĝermigas ĉe ni la esperon, ke la abismo disiganta ilin de aliaj ne etendiĝas fatale, la angorajn nubojn eblas forblovi spite al la sorto per la fervoro kaj forta volo [...]
- (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7,
Finnish
Etymology
< Turkish Angora, the former name of Turkish capital Ankara
Pronunciation
Noun
angora
- angora (hair of angora rabbit)
Declension
Inflection of angora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | angora | angorat | |
genitive | angoran | angoroiden angoroitten | |
partitive | angoraa | angoroita | |
illative | angoraan | angoroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | angora | angorat | |
accusative | nom. | angora | angorat |
gen. | angoran | ||
genitive | angoran | angoroiden angoroitten angorain rare | |
partitive | angoraa | angoroita | |
inessive | angorassa | angoroissa | |
elative | angorasta | angoroista | |
illative | angoraan | angoroihin | |
adessive | angoralla | angoroilla | |
ablative | angoralta | angoroilta | |
allative | angoralle | angoroille | |
essive | angorana | angoroina | |
translative | angoraksi | angoroiksi | |
abessive | angoratta | angoroitta | |
instructive | — | angoroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
Compounds
French
Etymology
From Angora, obsolete form of Ankara, the name of the capital of Turkey.
Pronunciation
Noun
angora m (plural angora)
- angora (all senses)
Further reading
- “angora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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