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Ara


A′ra

,
Noun.
[L.]
(Astron.)
The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.

A′ra

,
Noun.
[Native Indian name.]
(Zool.)
A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (
Ara ararauna
), native of South America.

Definition 2024


Ara

Ara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Translingual

Etymology

From Old Tupi ara (morpheme for bird)

Proper noun

Ara m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

English

Ara as a constellation

Proper noun

Ara

  1. (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)

  1. macaw

Declension


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːra/
  • Rhymes: -aːra
  • Homophone: ara

Proper noun

Ara m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of Ari
    Ég þekki Ara vel.
    I know Ari well.
  2. indefinite dative singular of Ari
    Hvað ætti ég að gefa Ara í afmælisgjöf?
    What should I give Ari for his birthday?
  3. indefinite genitive singular of Ari
    Ég held að ég fari til Ara.
    I think I’ll go to Ari.

Proper noun

Ara f

  1. A female given name

Declension


Spanish

Proper noun

Ara ?

  1. (astronomy) Ara (constellation)

ara

ara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"

English

An ara

Noun

ara (plural aras)

  1. The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
Translations

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Etymology 2

Noun

ara

  1. 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

From Latin ad hōram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾə/

Adverb

ara

  1. now

Derived terms


Danish

ara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːra/, [ˈɑːʁɑ]

Noun

ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)

  1. macaw (various parrots)

Inflection


Finnish

Noun

ara

  1. macaw (various parrots of the genus Ara and some closely related genera)

Declension

Inflection of ara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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
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


French

Etymology

From Old Tupi arara.

Noun

ara m (plural aras)

  1. macaw

Anagrams


Galician

Noun

ara f (plural aras)

  1. altar

Synonyms


Gothic

Romanization

ara

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌰

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ara

Noun

ara (plural arák)

  1. bride

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
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
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


Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ara.

Noun

ara

  1. fig (tree or shrub)

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ara m (charioteer; messenger, attendant).

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

  1. charioteer
  2. attendant, horseboy
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ara (temple).

Noun

ara m, f (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

  1. temple (of the forehead)
Declension

Etymology 3

Interjection

ara!

  1. Alternative form of arú (Ah! No! So! Indeed!)

Etymology 4

Noun

ara m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural araí)

  1. Alternative form of earra (goods; ware, merchandise; article of trade, commodity; accoutrement(s), trappings; apparel; article, thing)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
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


Italian

Noun

ara f (plural are)

  1. altar
  2. are, measurement of area (100 square metres)
  3. macaw

Derived terms

Verb

ara

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

Latin

Etymology

From āsa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Pronunciation

Noun

āra f (genitive ārae); first declension

  1. altar
  2. sanctuary, refuge

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative āra ārae
genitive ārae ārārum
dative ārae ārīs
accusative āram ārās
ablative ārā ārīs
vocative āra ārae

Latvian

Verb

ara

  1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of art
  2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of art

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

ara

  1. 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

  1. path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
  2. path (a course taken)
  3. path (a metaphorical course)
  4. path (a method or direction of proceeding)
  5. road (a way for travel)
  6. road (a path in life)
  7. street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
  8. track (beaten path)
  9. track (course; way)
  10. track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
  11. track (permanent way; the rails)
  12. 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

  1. blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • aüra (Niçard)

Adverb

ara

  1. now

Old English

Noun

āra pl

  1. plural of ār
  2. accusative plural of ār
  3. genitive plural of ār

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾa/

Noun

ara

  1. day, weather

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈara/

Noun

ara f

  1. macaw, parrot of genus Ara

Declension

Noun

ara

  1. Genitive singular of ar.

Portuguese

Verb

ara

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of arar
  2. 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

  1. path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)
  2. path (a course taken)
  3. path (a metaphorical course)
  4. path (a method or direction of proceeding)
  5. road (a way for travel)
  6. road (a path in life)
  7. street (paved part of road in a village or a town)
  8. track (beaten path)
  9. track (course; way)
  10. track (path or course laid out for a race or exercise)
  11. track (permanent way; the rails)
  12. 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.

  1. to plough

Conjugation

Synonyms

Related terms


Spanish

Verb

ara

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of arar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of arar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of arar.

Swedish

Noun

ara c

  1. an ara, a macaw

Declension

Inflection of ara 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ara aran aror arorna
Genitive aras arans arors arornas

Synonyms

References


Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic āra, from Proto-Turkic *hār- (split, divide, cleave in twain).

Adjective

ara

  1. intermediate area
  2. interim

Noun

ara (definite accusative arayı, plural aralar)

  1. breather
  2. interval

Verb

ara

  1. imperative of aramak

References


Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian aia

Noun

ara f (plural are)

  1. farmyard (courtyard of a farm)