agora
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)
- A place for gathering.
- 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:
- The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place.
- A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
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Etymology 2
[edit]From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]agora (plural agorot or agoroth)
Translations
[edit]Aragonese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora
Asturian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]agora
- agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | agora | agorat | |
genitive | agoran | agoroiden agoroitten | |
partitive | agoraa | agoroita | |
illative | agoraan | agoroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | agora | agorat | |
accusative | nom. | agora | agorat |
gen. | agoran | ||
genitive | agoran | agoroiden agoroitten agorain rare | |
partitive | agoraa | agoroita | |
inessive | agorassa | agoroissa | |
elative | agorasta | agoroista | |
illative | agoraan | agoroihin | |
adessive | agoralla | agoroilla | |
ablative | agoralta | agoroilta | |
allative | agoralle | agoroille | |
essive | agorana | agoroina | |
translative | agoraksi | agoroiksi | |
abessive | agoratta | agoroitta | |
instructive | — | agoroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]agora f (plural agoras)
Further reading
[edit]- “agora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōra. Compare Portuguese agora.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra
Adverb
[edit]agora
- now (at this time)
- now (used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke)
- É bo. Agora, non é listo ― He's good. Now, he's not clever
References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
[edit]- “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Ladino
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora (Latin spelling)
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäɡɔrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäːɡorä]
Noun
[edit]agora f (genitive agorae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | agora | agorae |
Genitive | agorae | agorārum |
Dative | agorae | agorīs |
Accusative | agoram | agorās |
Ablative | agorā | agorīs |
Vocative | agora | agorae |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “agora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “agora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “agora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Macanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese agora.
Adverb
[edit]agora
- now
- Agora sezâ alta.
- The sun is high now.
Conjunction
[edit]agora
- (rare, possibly archaic) since
- Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.
- Since he left, his mom has been happier.
- (rare, possibly archaic) on the other hand; while
- Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.
- I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.
Usage notes
[edit]- In modern Macanese, usages beyond "now" are extremely rare if not archaic, likely due to Portuguese influence.
Mirandese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā. Cognate with Old Spanish agora.
Adverb
[edit]agora
- now
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)
- diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deus
- For God's sake, tell me now
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Old Spanish
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora
- now
- betw. 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1269:
- Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant
- We now have riches, we shall have more later on
- Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant
Descendants
[edit]Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Noun
[edit]agora f
- (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
- Hypernym: plac
- (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)
- Hypernym: zgromadzenie
- (formal) assembly, conference, summit (meeting for discussing serious issues)
- Hypernym: spotkanie
- (formal) summit (place for having a serious meeting)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.
Noun
[edit]agora f
- agora (currency of Israel)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- agora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra
Adverb
[edit]agora (not comparable)
- now; right now (at the present time)
- Synonyms: já, agora mesmo
- Agora vou embora.
- Now I will leave.
- now; any more (differently from the past)
- Synonym: mais
- Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.
- Now I don’t like reading.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 434:
- O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.
- Harry's heart was beating quickly now.
- just now (very recently)
- Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco
- Ele disse/falou isso agora.
- He said that just now.
- this (in the current or next [date])
- Synonym: neste
- Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.
- I’m going back home this Friday.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]agora
- on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)
- Synonyms: já, por outro lado, enquanto
- Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.
- I read one book every month; my friends, on the other hand, don’t even read one per year.
- (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes
Noun
[edit]agora m (plural agoras)
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French agora, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Noun
[edit]agora f (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]agora
Usage notes
[edit]- According to Coromines and Pascual, in use in writing until the 17th century, and it remains in use to this day in various less prestigious dialects.
Further reading
[edit]- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
- “agora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tetum
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese agora.
Adverb
[edit]agora
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).
Noun
[edit]agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)
- agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
Declension
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Definite accusative | agorayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Definite accusative | agorayı | agoraları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | agoraya | agoralara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | agorada | agoralarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | agoradan | agoralardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | agoranın | agoraların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- “agora”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈɡɔra/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
Verb
[edit]agora
- inflection of agor:
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
agora | unchanged | unchanged | hagora |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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