angora

See also: Angora, angóra, and angorá

English

Etymology

From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Noun

angora (plural angoras)

1. An angora cat.
2. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
3. A rabbit of a domesticated breed with a long coat.
4. (uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
5. (uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.

Translations

cat

• Finnish: turkkilainen angora
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• Portuguese: angorá m or f

goat

• Finnish: angoravuohi
• Irish: gabhar angóra m
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• Persian: مرخز (marxoz), مرغز (marğoz)

rabbit

• Finnish: angorakani
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• Irish: coinín angóra m

hair

• Finnish: angoravilla (fi), angora (fi) (rabbit's hair only)
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fabric

• Finnish: angorakangas
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• Portuguese: angorá m

Anagrams

• Aragon, Arango, Argoan, arango, organa

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Esperanto

Etymology

angoro +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anˈɡora]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧go‧ra

Adjective

angora (accusative singular angoran, plural angoraj, accusative plural angorajn)

1. distressed, anguished, of distress, of anguish
   • Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7,

     Li ekamis tiun junan bolŝevikon, neniam angoran, ĉiam vivplenan, kun bolanta energio, kiu tiel frue perdis sian sanon.

     He had grown to love the young Bolshevik, who, never distressed, always full of life and bubbling with energy, had lost his health at such an early age.

   • Elena Zaja, Antaŭparolo (Preface), in Fajron sentas mi interne by Ulrich Matthias,

     Tio ĝermigas ĉe ni la esperon, ke la abismo disiganta ilin de aliaj ne etendiĝas fatale, la angorajn nubojn eblas forblovi spite al la sorto per la fervoro kaj forta volo [...]

     This sparked in us the hope that the chasm that separated them from others was not fatally wide, that the clouds of anguish could be blown away, in spite of fate, by fervour and strong will

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Finnish

Etymology

< Turkish Angora, the former name of Turkish capital Ankara

Noun

angora

1. angora (hair of angora rabbit)

Declension

Inflection of angora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		angora	angorat
genitive		angoran	angorien angoroiden angoroitten
partitive		angoraa	angoria angoroita
illative		angoraan	angoriin angoroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		angora	angorat
accusative	nom.	angora	angorat
	gen.	angoran
genitive		angoran	angorien angoroiden angoroitten angorojenrare angorainrare
partitive		angoraa	angoria angoroita angorojarare
inessive		angorassa	angoroissa angorissa
elative		angorasta	angoroista angorista
illative		angoraan	angoriin angoroihin
adessive		angoralla	angoroilla angorilla
ablative		angoralta	angoroilta angorilta
allative		angoralle	angoroille angorille
essive		angorana	angoroina angorina
translative		angoraksi	angoroiksi angoriksi
abessive		angoratta	angoroitta angoritta
instructive		—	angoroin angorin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of angora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative angorani angorani accusative nom. angorani angorani gen. angorani genitive angorani angorieni angoroideni angoroitteni angorojenirare angorainirare partitive angoraani angoriani angoroitani angorojanirare inessive angorassani angoroissani angorissani elative angorastani angoroistani angoristani illative angoraani angoriini angoroihini adessive angorallani angoroillani angorillani ablative angoraltani angoroiltani angoriltani allative angoralleni angoroilleni angorilleni essive angoranani angoroinani angorinani translative angorakseni angoroikseni angorikseni abessive angorattani angoroittani angorittani instructive — — comitative — angoroineni angorineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative angorasi angorasi accusative nom. angorasi angorasi gen. angorasi genitive angorasi angoriesi angoroidesi angoroittesi angorojesirare angoraisirare partitive angoraasi angoriasi angoroitasi angorojasirare inessive angorassasi angoroissasi angorissasi elative angorastasi angoroistasi angoristasi illative angoraasi angoriisi angoroihisi adessive angorallasi angoroillasi angorillasi ablative angoraltasi angoroiltasi angoriltasi allative angorallesi angoroillesi angorillesi essive angoranasi angoroinasi angorinasi translative angoraksesi angoroiksesi angoriksesi abessive angorattasi angoroittasi angorittasi instructive — — comitative — angoroinesi angorinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative angoramme angoramme accusative nom. angoramme angoramme gen. angoramme genitive angoramme angoriemme angoroidemme angoroittemme angorojemmerare angoraimmerare partitive angoraamme angoriamme angoroitamme angorojammerare inessive angorassamme angoroissamme angorissamme elative angorastamme angoroistamme angoristamme illative angoraamme angoriimme angoroihimme adessive angorallamme angoroillamme angorillamme ablative angoraltamme angoroiltamme angoriltamme allative angorallemme angoroillemme angorillemme essive angoranamme angoroinamme angorinamme translative angoraksemme angoroiksemme angoriksemme abessive angorattamme angoroittamme angorittamme instructive — — comitative — angoroinemme angorinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative angoranne angoranne accusative nom. angoranne angoranne gen. angoranne genitive angoranne angorienne angoroidenne angoroittenne angorojennerare angorainnerare partitive angoraanne angorianne angoroitanne angorojannerare inessive angorassanne angoroissanne angorissanne elative angorastanne angoroistanne angoristanne illative angoraanne angoriinne angoroihinne adessive angorallanne angoroillanne angorillanne ablative angoraltanne angoroiltanne angoriltanne allative angorallenne angoroillenne angorillenne essive angorananne angoroinanne angorinanne translative angoraksenne angoroiksenne angoriksenne abessive angorattanne angoroittanne angorittanne instructive — — comitative — angoroinenne angorinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative angoransa angoransa accusative nom. angoransa angoransa gen. angoransa genitive angoransa angoriensa angoroidensa angoroittensa angorojensarare angorainsarare partitive angoraansa angoriaan angoroitaan angoriansa angoroitansa angorojaanrare angorojansarare inessive angorassaan angorassansa angoroissaan angorissaan angoroissansa angorissansa elative angorastaan angorastansa angoroistaan angoristaan angoroistansa angoristansa illative angoraansa angoriinsa angoroihinsa adessive angorallaan angorallansa angoroillaan angorillaan angoroillansa angorillansa ablative angoraltaan angoraltansa angoroiltaan angoriltaan angoroiltansa angoriltansa allative angoralleen angorallensa angoroilleen angorilleen angoroillensa angorillensa essive angoranaan angoranansa angoroinaan angorinaan angoroinansa angorinansa translative angorakseen angoraksensa angoroikseen angorikseen angoroiksensa angoriksensa abessive angorattaan angorattansa angoroittaan angorittaan angoroittansa angorittansa instructive — — comitative — angoroineen angorineen angoroinensa angorinensa

Synonyms

• angoravilla

Compounds

• angorakani
• angorakaniini
• angorakissa
• angoralanka
• angorapusero
• angoravilla
• angoravuohi

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French

Etymology

From Angora, obsolete form of Ankara, the name of the capital of Turkey.

Noun

angora m (plural angora)

1. angora (all senses)

Further reading

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