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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.
Noun
[edit]ancora
- (palaeography) Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.
Catalan
[edit]Verb
[edit]ancora
- inflection of ancorar:
Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]ancora
- inflection of ancorar:
Interlingua
[edit]Noun
[edit]ancora (plural ancoras)
Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan and Catalan encara.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ancor (apocopic)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ancora
- still
- Synonym: tuttora
- Lavora ancora come barista. ― She still works as a bartender.
- again
- Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta
- Il gatto è scappato ancora. ― The cat has fled again.
- more
- Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)
- Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. ― If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.
- (after the adverb non) yet, not yet
- Synonyms: finora, sinora, fino ad ora, sino ad ora, per ora, a tutt'oggi
- E non è ancora finita! ― We're not done yet!
- even
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Latin ancora, possibly from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ancora f (plural ancore)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ancora
- inflection of ancorare:
References
[edit]- ^ ancora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ ancora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ ancora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]- ancora in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- ancora in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- ancora in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- ancora in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkɔrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkorä]
Noun
[edit]ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension
- anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
- (figuratively) refuge, support, hope
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ancora | ancorae |
| Genitive | ancorae | ancorārum |
| Dative | ancorae | ancorīs |
| Accusative | ancoram | ancorās |
| Ablative | ancorā | ancorīs |
| Vocative | ancora | ancorae |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Asturian: ancla
- Friulian: ancure
- Italian: ancora
- Old French: ancre
- Scottish Gaelic: acair
- Old East Slavic: ѧкорь (jękorĭ)
- Russian: якорь (jakorʹ)
- Piedmontese: àncora
- Romanian: ancoră
- Romansch: ancra
- Sicilian: àncura
- Spanish: ancla
- → Catalan: àncora
- → Galician: áncora
- → Proto-Germanic: *ankurô (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Irish: ancaire
- Irish: ancaire
- → Occitan: ancora
- → Portuguese: âncora
- → Spanish: áncora
- → Middle Welsh: angor
- Welsh: angor
References
[edit]- “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
- ancora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], 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
- to weigh anchor, sail: ancoram (ancoras) tollere
- “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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ancora f (plural ancoras)
- anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
Verb
[edit]ancora
- inflection of ancorar:
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ancora f (plural ancoras)
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]a ancora (third-person singular present ancorează, past participle ancorat) 1st conj.
- to anchor
Conjugation
[edit] conjugation of ancora (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a ancora | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | ancorând | ||||||
| past participle | ancorat | ||||||
| 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 | ancorez | ancorezi | ancorează | ancorăm | ancorați | ancorează | |
| imperfect | ancoram | ancorai | ancora | ancoram | ancorați | ancorau | |
| simple perfect | ancorai | ancorași | ancoră | ancorarăm | ancorarăți | ancorară | |
| pluperfect | ancorasem | ancoraseși | ancorase | ancoraserăm | ancoraserăți | ancoraseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să ancorez | să ancorezi | să ancoreze | să ancorăm | să ancorați | să ancoreze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | ancorează | ancorați | |||||
| negative | nu ancora | nu ancorați | |||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ancora in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]ancora
- inflection of ancorar:
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