Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Era

E′ra

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Eras
(#)
.
[LL.
aera
an era, in earlier usage, the items of an account, counters, pl. of
aes
,
aeris
, brass, money. See
Ore
.]
1.
A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
The foundation of Solomon’s temple is conjectured by Ideler to have been an
era
.
R. S. Poole.
2.
A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event;
as, the
era
of Alexander; the
era
of Christ, or the Christian
era
(see under
Christian
).
The first century of our
era
.
M. Arnold.
3.
A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
Syn. – Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See
Epoch
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Era

E'RA

,
Noun.
[L. oera. The origin of the term is not obvious.]
1.
In chronology, a fixed point of time, from which any number of years is begun to be counted; as the Christian Era. It differs from epoch in this; era is a point of time fixed by some nation or denomination of men; epoch is a point fixed by historians and chronologists. The christian era began at the epoch of the birth of Christ.
2.
A succession of years proceeding from a fixed point, or comprehended between two fixed points. The era of the Seleucides ended with the reign of Antiochus.

Definition 2024

éra

éra

See also: era, Era, ERA, eră, era-, -era, -erà, and êrà

Czech

Noun

éra f

  1. era, age

See also

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Ära, from Late Latin aera, nominative plural of aes.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: éra

Noun

éra ‎(plural érák)

  1. era, age, epoch

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative éra érák
accusative érát érákat
dative érának éráknak
instrumental érával érákkal
causal-final éráért érákért
translative érává érákká
terminative éráig érákig
essive-formal éraként érákként
essive-modal — —
inessive érában érákban
superessive érán érákon
adessive éránál éráknál
illative érába érákba
sublative érára érákra
allative érához érákhoz
elative érából érákból
delative éráról érákról
ablative érától éráktól
Possessive forms of éra
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. érám éráim
2nd person sing. érád éráid
3rd person sing. érája érái
1st person plural éránk éráink
2nd person plural érátok éráitok
3rd person plural érájuk éráik

References

  1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Norman

Verb

éra

  1. (Guernsey) third-person singular future of aver

Similar Results