ancora

See also: áncora, àncora, âncora, ancorà, and ancoră

Catalan

Verb

ancora

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan encara.

Alternative forms

• ancor (apocopic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈko.ra/, [äŋˈkoːrä]
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• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

Adverb

ancora

1. still

   Lavora ancora come barista.

   She still works as a bartender.

   Synonym: tuttora

2. again

   Il gatto è scappato ancora.

   The cat has fled again.

   Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta

3. more

   Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè.

   If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.

   Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)

4. (after the adverb non) yet, not yet

   E non è ancora finita!

   We're not done yet!

   Synonyms: finora, sinora, fino ad ora, sino ad ora, per ora, a tutt'oggi

5. even

   Ancor(a) meglio che sia così!

   It's even better if it is so!

   Synonyms: addirittura, anche, perfino, persino, pure, finanche

Derived terms

• ancorché

Etymology 2

From Latin ancora, possibly from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/

• Rhymes: -ancora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Noun

ancora f (plural ancore)

1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)

   Synonym: ormeggio

Derived terms

• ancoraggio
• ancoraio
• ancorare
• ancoressa
• ancoretta
• ancorotto
• gettare l'ancora
• levare l'ancora

 

Verb

ancora

1. third-person singular present indicative of ancorare
2. second-person singular imperative of ancorare

Anagrams

• arcano
• canora

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Latin

ancora (anchor)

Etymology

Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkorä]

Noun

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)
2. (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ancora	ancorae
Genitive	ancorae	ancorārum
Dative	ancorae	ancorīs
Accusative	ancoram	ancorās
Ablative	ancorā	ancorīs
Vocative	ancora	ancorae

Derived terms

• ancorāgō
• ancorāle
• ancorālis
• ancorārius
• iaciō ancōram

 

Descendants

• Asturian: ancla
• Catalan: àncora
• English: anchor
• French: ancre
• Galician: áncora
• Irish: ancaire

• Italian: ancora
• Romanian: ancoră
• Occitan: ancora
• Portuguese: âncora
• Spanish: áncora, ancla

References

• “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ancora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to weigh anchor, sail: ancoram (ancoras) tollere
    
  • to drop anchor: ancoras iacere
    
  • to weigh anchor: ancoras tollere
    
  • to make fast boats to anchors: naves ad ancoras deligare (B. G. 4. 29)
    
  • to ride at anchor: ad ancoram consistere
    
  • to ride at anchor: ad ancoras deligari
    
  • to ride at anchor: in ancoris esse, stare, consistere
    
• “ancora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ancora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ancora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈku.rɒ/

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Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

Verb

ancora

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Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. Obsolete spelling of âncora.

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Romanian

Etymology

From ancoră +‎ -a.

Verb

a ancora (third-person singular present ancorează, past participle ancorat) 1st conj.

1. to anchor

Conjugation

    conjugation of ancora (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a ancora
gerund			ancorând
past participle			ancorat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ancorez	ancorezi	ancorează	ancorăm	ancorați	ancorează
	imperfect	ancoram	ancorai	ancora	ancoram	ancorați	ancorau
	simple perfect	ancorai	ancorași	ancoră	ancorarăm	ancorarăți	ancorară
	pluperfect	ancorasem	ancoraseși	ancorase	ancoraserăm	ancoraserăți	ancoraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ancorez	să ancorezi	să ancoreze	să ancorăm	să ancorați	să ancoreze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ancorează			ancorați
	negative		nu ancora			nu ancorați

Related terms

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat

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Spanish

Verb

ancora

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ancorar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ancorar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ancorar.