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Agora
‖
Ag′o-ra
(ăg′ō̍-rȧ)
, Noun.
[Gr.
ἀγορά
.] An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.
Definition 2024
Agora
agora
agora
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/
Noun
agora (plural agorae or agoras)
- 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.
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- A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
Related terms
Translations
a place for gathering
a marketplace
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)
Finnish
Noun
agora
- agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
Declension
Inflection of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | agora | agorat | |
genitive | agoran | agoroiden agoroitten |
|
partitive | agoraa | agoroita | |
illative | agoraan | agoroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | agora | agorat | |
accusative | nom. | agora | agorat |
gen. | agoran | ||
genitive | agoran | agoroiden agoroitten agorainrare |
|
partitive | agoraa | agoroita | |
inessive | agorassa | agoroissa | |
elative | agorasta | agoroista | |
illative | agoraan | agoroihin | |
adessive | agoralla | agoroilla | |
ablative | agoralta | agoroilta | |
allative | agoralle | agoroille | |
essive | agorana | agoroina | |
translative | agoraksi | agoroiksi | |
instructive | — | agoroin | |
abessive | agoratta | agoroitta | |
comitative | — | agoroineen |
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
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | agora | agorae |
genitive | agorae | agorārum |
dative | agorae | agorīs |
accusative | agoram | agorās |
ablative | agorā | agorīs |
vocative | agora | agorae |
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
- now
- Agora sezâ alta.
- The sun is high now.
- Agora sezâ alta.
Conjunction
agora
- since
- Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.
- Since he left, his mom has been happier.
- Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.
- on the other hand; while
- Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.
- I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.
- Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡo.ɾa/
Adverb
agora
- 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
- dizede mi agora por deus
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)
Synonyms
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
agora f
- agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
Declension
declension of agora
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hac hora.
Pronunciation
Adverb
agora (not comparable)
- 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.
- Agora vou embora.
- 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.
- O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.
- Agora eu não gosto ler.
- Now I don’t like reading.
- 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:
- just now (very recently)
- Ele falou isso agora.
- He said that just now.
- Ele falou isso agora.
- this (in the current or next [date])
- Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.
- I’m going back home this Friday.
- Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.
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
- 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.
- Eu leio um livro todo mês, agora meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.
- (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes
- Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.
- Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.
- Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.
Synonyms
- (on the other hand): já, por outro lado, enquanto
- (sometimes … sometimes): às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: góra