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Ara
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Ara
Ara
Translingual
Etymology
From Old Tupi ara (“morpheme for bird”)
Proper noun
Ara m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Psittaciformes - order; Psittacoidea - superfamily; Psittacidae - family; Psittacinae - subfamily; Arini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ara ambiguus, Ara ararauna, Ara chloroptera (also Ara chloropterus), Ara glaucogularis, Ara macao, Ara militaris, Ara rubrogenys, Ara severus - extant species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
English
Proper noun
Ara
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːʀa/
Noun
Ara m (genitive Aras, plural Aras)
Declension
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ara m
- indefinite accusative singular of Ari
- Ég þekki Ara vel.
- I know Ari well.
- Ég þekki Ara vel.
- indefinite dative singular of Ari
- Hvað ætti ég að gefa Ara í afmælisgjöf?
- What should I give Ari for his birthday?
- Hvað ætti ég að gefa Ara í afmælisgjöf?
- indefinite genitive singular of Ari
- Ég held að ég fari til Ara.
- I think I’ll go to Ari.
- Ég held að ég fari til Ara.
Proper noun
Ara f
- A female given name
Declension
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Ara | Aran | Örur | Örurnar |
accusative | Öru | Öruna | Örur | Örurnar |
dative | Öru | Örunni | Örum | Örunum |
genitive | Öru | Örunnar | Ara | Aranna |
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English
Noun
ara (plural aras)
- The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
Translations
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External links
- Ara ararauna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ara ararauna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 2
Noun
ara
- A traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan, made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, and may be either fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾə/
Adverb
ara
Derived terms
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːra/, [ˈɑːʁɑ]
Noun
ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)
- macaw (various parrots)
Inflection
Finnish
Noun
ara
- macaw (various parrots of the genus Ara and some closely related genera)
Declension
Inflection of ara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ara | arat | |
genitive | aran | arojen | |
partitive | araa | aroja | |
illative | araan | aroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ara | arat | |
accusative | nom. | ara | arat |
gen. | aran | ||
genitive | aran | arojen arainrare |
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partitive | araa | aroja | |
inessive | arassa | aroissa | |
elative | arasta | aroista | |
illative | araan | aroihin | |
adessive | aralla | aroilla | |
ablative | aralta | aroilta | |
allative | aralle | aroille | |
essive | arana | aroina | |
translative | araksi | aroiksi | |
instructive | — | aroin | |
abessive | aratta | aroitta | |
comitative | — | aroineen |
Hypernyms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒrɒ]
- Hyphenation: ara
Noun
ara (plural arák)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ara | arák |
accusative | arát | arákat |
dative | arának | aráknak |
instrumental | arával | arákkal |
causal-final | aráért | arákért |
translative | arává | arákká |
terminative | aráig | arákig |
essive-formal | araként | arákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | arában | arákban |
superessive | arán | arákon |
adessive | aránál | aráknál |
illative | arába | arákba |
sublative | arára | arákra |
allative | arához | arákhoz |
elative | arából | arákból |
delative | aráról | arákról |
ablative | arától | aráktól |
Possessive forms of ara | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | arám | aráim |
2nd person sing. | arád | aráid |
3rd person sing. | arája | arái |
1st person plural | aránk | aráink |
2nd person plural | arátok | aráitok |
3rd person plural | arájuk | aráik |
Synonyms
- mátka (archaic)
- menyasszony
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ara m (“charioteer; messenger, attendant”).
Noun
ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)
- charioteer
- attendant, horseboy
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (horseboy): giolla capaill, giolla eich
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ara (“temple”).
Noun
ara m, f (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)
- temple (of the forehead)
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Fifth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3
Interjection
ara!
- Alternative form of arú (“Ah! No! So! Indeed!”)
Etymology 4
Noun
ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)
- Alternative form of earra (“goods; ware, merchandise; article of trade, commodity; accoutrement(s), trappings; apparel; article, thing”)
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ara | n-ara | hara | t-ara |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "ara" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “3 ara (‘charioteer’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 ara (‘temple (of the forehead)’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Latin
Etymology
From āsa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.ra/
Noun
āra f (genitive ārae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | āra | ārae |
genitive | ārae | ārārum |
dative | ārae | ārīs |
accusative | āram | ārās |
ablative | ārā | ārīs |
vocative | āra | ārae |
Latvian
Verb
ara
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /arə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ara/
- Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə
Noun
ara
- fig (tree or shrub)
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Noun
ara
- path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
- path (a course taken)
- path (a metaphorical course)
- path (a method or direction of proceeding)
- road (a way for travel)
- road (a path in life)
- street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
- track (beaten path)
- track (course; way)
- track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
- track (permanent way; the rails)
- way (wide path)
Nauruan
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.
Noun
ara
- blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾa/
Noun
ara
References
- LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈara/
Noun
ara f
Declension
Noun
ara
- Genitive singular of ar.
Portuguese
Verb
ara
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of arar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of arar
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.
Noun
ara
- path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
- path (a course taken)
- path (a metaphorical course)
- path (a method or direction of proceeding)
- road (a way for travel)
- road (a path in life)
- street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
- track (beaten path)
- track (course; way)
- track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
- track (permanent way; the rails)
- way (wide path)
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin arāre, present active infinitive of arō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-.
Verb
a ara (third-person singular present ară, past participle arat) 1st conj.
- to plough
Conjugation
infinitive | a ara | ||||||
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gerund | arând | ||||||
past participle | arat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | ar | ari | ară | arăm | arați | ară | |
imperfect | aram | arai | ara | aram | arați | arau | |
simple perfect | arai | arași | ară | ararăm | ararăți | arară | |
pluperfect | arasem | araseși | arase | araserăm | araserăți | araseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să ar | să ari | să are | să arăm | să arați | să are | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | ară | arați | |||||
negative | nu ara | nu arați |
Synonyms
Related terms
Spanish
Verb
ara
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of arar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of arar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of arar.
Swedish
Noun
ara c
Declension
Inflection of ara | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ara | aran | aror | arorna |
Genitive | aras | arans | arors | arornas |
Synonyms
References
- ara in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Turkish
Etymology
From Old Turkic āra, from Proto-Turkic *hār- (“split, divide, cleave in twain”).
Adjective
ara
- intermediate area
- interim
Noun
ara (definite accusative arayı, plural aralar)
Verb
ara
- imperative of aramak
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ara”, in Nişanyan Sözlük