abra

See also: Abra and ábra

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæbɹə/, /ˈɑːbɹə/

Etymology 1

From Spanish abra. Doublet of haven.

Noun

abra (plural abras)

1. a narrow mountain or mesa pass

Translations

narrow pass

• Finnish: sola (fi), rotko (fi), kuru (fi)

Etymology 2

From Gulf Arabic عَبْرَة‎ (ʿabra).

Noun

abra (plural abras)

1. a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai

Translations

Dubai boat

• Finnish: abra

References

• Abra at the Phrontistery

Anagrams

• Abar, Arab, Baar, Raab, arba, bara

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1440. Borrowed from Old French havre, from Middle Dutch havene, from Proto-Germanic *habnō (“harvour, haven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβɾa̝/

Noun

abra f (plural abras)

1. creek, inlet, bay
   • 1440, Miguel González Garcés (ed.), Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media. A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 619:

     en todo o porto et abra desta dita uilla

     in the whole harbor and bay of said town

Derived terms

• Abrela

References

• “abra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “abra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Irish

Verb

abra

1. (archaic, Munster) present subjunctive analytic of abair

   Synonym: deire (standard)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abra	n-abra	habra	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• abra: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bra/, [ˈäbɾä]
• abra: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bra/, [ˈɑːbɾɑ]
• abrā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.braː/, [ˈäbɾäː]
• abrā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bra/, [ˈɑːbɾɑ]

Noun

abra f (genitive abrae); first declension

1. maid

   Synonym: ancilla

2. vocative singular of abra

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abra	abrae
Genitive	abrae	abrārum
Dative	abrae	abrīs
Accusative	abram	abrās
Ablative	abrā	abrīs
Vocative	abra	abrae

Noun

abrā

1. ablative singular of abra

References

• abra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Verb

abra

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of abrir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of abrir
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of abrir
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of abrir

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabɾa/, [ˈa.β̞ɾa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French havre.

Noun

abra f (plural abras)

1. small bay, inlet
2. (Latin America) glade, clearing

Usage notes

• The feminine noun abra is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed a sound in that it takes the definite article el (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:

el abra

• However, if an adjective, even one that begins with a stressed a sound such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la.

Descendants

• → English: abra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

abra

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of abrir.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of abrir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of abrir.

Further reading

• “abra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English over.

Preposition

abra

1. over

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Turkish

Noun

abra (definite accusative abrayı, plural abralar)

1. counterweight, makeweight

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	abra
Definite accusative	abrayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abra	abralar
Definite accusative	abrayı	abraları
Dative	abraya	abralara
Locative	abrada	abralarda
Ablative	abradan	abralardan
Genitive	abranın	abraların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular abram abralarım 2nd singular abran abraların 3rd singular abrası abraları 1st plural abramız abralarımız 2nd plural abranız abralarınız 3rd plural abraları abraları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular abramı abralarımı 2nd singular abranı abralarını 3rd singular abrasını abralarını 1st plural abramızı abralarımızı 2nd plural abranızı abralarınızı 3rd plural abralarını abralarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular abrama abralarıma 2nd singular abrana abralarına 3rd singular abrasına abralarına 1st plural abramıza abralarımıza 2nd plural abranıza abralarınıza 3rd plural abralarına abralarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular abramda abralarımda 2nd singular abranda abralarında 3rd singular abrasında abralarında 1st plural abramızda abralarımızda 2nd plural abranızda abralarınızda 3rd plural abralarında abralarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular abramdan abralarımdan 2nd singular abrandan abralarından 3rd singular abrasından abralarından 1st plural abramızdan abralarımızdan 2nd plural abranızdan abralarınızdan 3rd plural abralarından abralarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular abramın abralarımın 2nd singular abranın abralarının 3rd singular abrasının abralarının 1st plural abramızın abralarımızın 2nd plural abranızın abralarınızın 3rd plural abralarının abralarının

Further reading

• abra in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu