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

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/, [ˈaβɾa]

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.

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