German

Noun

Agora f ‎(genitive Agora, plural Agoras or Agoren)

1. agora

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) 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 9780316192149:

     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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (UK): 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.

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Finnish

Noun

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

French

Noun

agora f ‎(plural agoras)

1. agora

Galician

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Ladino

Alternative forms

• aora

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora ‎(Latin spelling)

1. now

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ ‎(agorā́).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈa.ɡɔ.ra]

Noun

agora f ‎(genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

Declension

First declension.

Related terms

• agorānomus

References

• agora in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• 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

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.

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agor'

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

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
  • Kabuverdianu: góra

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

agora f

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hac hora.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

agora (not comparable)

1. 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.

2. now; any more (differently from the past)
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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.

3. just now (very recently)

   Ele falou isso agora.‎

   He said that just now.

4. 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 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

agora

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

• Kabuverdianu: góra

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. Obsolete form of ahora.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔra/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡoːra/

Verb

agora

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