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Verb

ancora

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

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *ad ancōra, from Latin ad hanc hōram ‎(“at this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan encara.

Alternative forms

• ancor (apocopic)

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ancora

1. still

   Lavora ancora come barista.‎

   She still works as a bartender.

2. again

   Il gatto è scappato ancora.‎

   The cat has fled again.

3. more

   Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè.‎

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

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

   E non è ancora finita!‎

   We're not done yet!

5. even

   Ancor(a) meglio che sia così!‎

   It's even better if it is so!

Synonyms

• (again): di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta
• (more): (di) più, altro ‎(adjective), ulteriore ‎(adjective)
• (even): addirittura, anche, perfino, persino

Derived terms

• ancorché

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkorä]
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Noun

ancora f ‎(plural ancore)

1. anchor

Verb

ancora

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

Related terms

Anagrams

• arcano
• canora

Latin

ancora (anchor)

Etymology

Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα ‎(ánkura)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈaŋ.kɔ.ra]

Noun

ancora f ‎(genitive ancorae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• iaciō ancōram

Descendants

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ancora”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ancora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋˈkuro]

Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

Verb

ancora

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of ancorar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of ancorar

Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. Obsolete spelling of âncora

Romanian

Verb

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

1. to anchor

Related terms

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat