agora

See also: Agora, ágora, agorá, agorà, אגורה, αγορά, and ἀγορά

English

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/

Noun

agora (plural agorae or agoras)

1. 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.

2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

Related terms

• agoraphobia

Translations

a place for gathering

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

  Ancient: ἀγορά f (agorá)

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• Icelandic: samkomustaður m
• Spanish: ágora (es)

a marketplace

• Catalan: àgora f
• Finnish: tori (fi), agora (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀγορά f (agorá)

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• Icelandic: markaðstorg n
• Portuguese: ágora (pt) f
• Spanish: ágora (es)

Etymology 2

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

Pronunciation

• : enPR: ă-g'ə-räʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/

Noun

agora (plural agorot or 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 hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Finnish

Noun

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Inflection of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agorani agorani accusative nom. agorani agorani gen. agorani genitive agorani agoroideni agoroitteni agoraini rare partitive agoraani agoroitani inessive agorassani agoroissani elative agorastani agoroistani illative agoraani agoroihini adessive agorallani agoroillani ablative agoraltani agoroiltani allative agoralleni agoroilleni essive agoranani agoroinani translative agorakseni agoroikseni abessive agorattani agoroittani instructive — — comitative — agoroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agorasi agorasi accusative nom. agorasi agorasi gen. agorasi genitive agorasi agoroidesi agoroittesi agoraisi rare partitive agoraasi agoroitasi inessive agorassasi agoroissasi elative agorastasi agoroistasi illative agoraasi agoroihisi adessive agorallasi agoroillasi ablative agoraltasi agoroiltasi allative agorallesi agoroillesi essive agoranasi agoroinasi translative agoraksesi agoroiksesi abessive agorattasi agoroittasi instructive — — comitative — agoroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agoramme agoramme accusative nom. agoramme agoramme gen. agoramme genitive agoramme agoroidemme agoroittemme agoraimme rare partitive agoraamme agoroitamme inessive agorassamme agoroissamme elative agorastamme agoroistamme illative agoraamme agoroihimme adessive agorallamme agoroillamme ablative agoraltamme agoroiltamme allative agorallemme agoroillemme essive agoranamme agoroinamme translative agoraksemme agoroiksemme abessive agorattamme agoroittamme instructive — — comitative — agoroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agoranne agoranne accusative nom. agoranne agoranne gen. agoranne genitive agoranne agoroidenne agoroittenne agorainne rare partitive agoraanne agoroitanne inessive agorassanne agoroissanne elative agorastanne agoroistanne illative agoraanne agoroihinne adessive agorallanne agoroillanne ablative agoraltanne agoroiltanne allative agorallenne agoroillenne essive agorananne agoroinanne translative agoraksenne agoroiksenne abessive agorattanne agoroittanne instructive — — comitative — agoroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agoransa agoransa accusative nom. agoransa agoransa gen. agoransa genitive agoransa agoroidensa agoroittensa agorainsa rare partitive agoraansa agoroitaan agoroitansa inessive agorassaan agorassansa agoroissaan agoroissansa elative agorastaan agorastansa agoroistaan agoroistansa illative agoraansa agoroihinsa adessive agorallaan agorallansa agoroillaan agoroillansa ablative agoraltaan agoraltansa agoroiltaan agoroiltansa allative agoralleen agorallensa agoroilleen agoroillensa essive agoranaan agoranansa agoroinaan agoroinansa translative agorakseen agoraksensa agoroikseen agoroiksensa abessive agorattaan agorattansa agoroittaan agoroittansa instructive — — comitative — agoroineen agoroinensa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Noun

agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

Further reading

• “agora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Further reading

• “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Ladino

Alternative forms

• aora

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

1. now

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäɡɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäːɡorä]

Noun

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	agora	agorae
Genitive	agorae	agorārum
Dative	agorae	agorīs
Accusative	agoram	agorās
Ablative	agorā	agorīs
Vocative	agora	agorae

Related terms

• agorānomus

References

• “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

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Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese agora

Adverb

agora

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

Conjunction

agora

1. since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. on the other hand; while

   Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.

   I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agor'

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡo.ɾa/

Adverb

agora

1. now
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)

     dizede mi agora por deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

Synonyms

• ora

Descendants

• Fala: agora
• Galician: agora
• Portuguese: agora
  • Papiamentu: awor

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

• Audio:

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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

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/, [ɐ.ˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]
• IPA^(key): /a.ˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

2. now; right now (at the present time)

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

   Querem nos matar agora.

   They want to kill us right now.

4. now; any more (differently from the past)
   • 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.

   Agora eu não gosto ler.

   Now I don’t like reading.

6. just now (very recently)

   Ele falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

8. this (in the current or next [date])

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.

   I’m going back home this Friday.

Synonyms

• (right now): já, agora mesmo
• (differently from the past): mais
• (just now): agorinha, agora há pouco
• (in the current or next date): neste

Derived terms

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

Conjunction

1. on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)

   Eu leio um livro todo mês, agora 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.

2. (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes

   Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.

   Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

Synonyms

• (on the other hand): já, por outro lado, enquanto
• (sometimes … sometimes): às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora

Descendants

• Papiamentu: awor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]

Adverb

agora

1. Obsolete form of ahora.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔra/
• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/

Verb

agora

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of agor
2. (colloquial) second-person singular imperative of agor

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.