Ankara

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See also: Ankarą and ankara

English

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Etymology 1

From Turkish Ankara and Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. The capital city of Turkey.
  2. (metonymically) The Turkish government.
  3. A province in Turkey around the city.
  4. A river in Turkey near the city, a tributary of the Sakarya.
Synonyms
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Ankara (uncountable)

  1. A West African fabric.

References

  • "Ankara", New World Encyclopedia.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

Related terms

Azerbaijani

 Ankara on Azerbaijani Wikipedia
Other scripts
Cyrillic Анкара
Abjad

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara (a city and province of Turkey)

Declension

    Declension of Ankara
singular plural
nominative Ankara
 Ankaralar
definite accusative Ankaranı
 Ankaraları
dative Ankaraya
 Ankaralara
locative Ankarada
 Ankaralarda
ablative Ankaradan
 Ankaralardan
definite genitive Ankaranın
 Ankaraların
    Possessive forms of Ankara
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankaram Ankaralarım
sənin (“your”) Ankaran Ankaraların
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarası Ankaraları
bizim (“our”) Ankaramız Ankaralarımız
sizin (“your”) Ankaranız Ankaralarınız
onların (“their”) Ankarası or Ankaraları Ankaraları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankaramı Ankaralarımı
sənin (“your”) Ankaranı Ankaralarını
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarasını Ankaralarını
bizim (“our”) Ankaramızı Ankaralarımızı
sizin (“your”) Ankaranızı Ankaralarınızı
onların (“their”) Ankarasını or Ankaralarını Ankaralarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankarama Ankaralarıma
sənin (“your”) Ankarana Ankaralarına
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarasına Ankaralarına
bizim (“our”) Ankaramıza Ankaralarımıza
sizin (“your”) Ankaranıza Ankaralarınıza
onların (“their”) Ankarasına or Ankaralarına Ankaralarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankaramda Ankaralarımda
sənin (“your”) Ankaranda Ankaralarında
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarasında Ankaralarında
bizim (“our”) Ankaramızda Ankaralarımızda
sizin (“your”) Ankaranızda Ankaralarınızda
onların (“their”) Ankarasında or Ankaralarında Ankaralarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankaramdan Ankaralarımdan
sənin (“your”) Ankarandan Ankaralarından
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarasından Ankaralarından
bizim (“our”) Ankaramızdan Ankaralarımızdan
sizin (“your”) Ankaranızdan Ankaralarınızdan
onların (“their”) Ankarasından or Ankaralarından Ankaralarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) Ankaramın Ankaralarımın
sənin (“your”) Ankaranın Ankaralarının
onun (“his/her/its”) Ankarasının Ankaralarının
bizim (“our”) Ankaramızın Ankaralarımızın
sizin (“your”) Ankaranızın Ankaralarınızın
onların (“their”) Ankarasının or Ankaralarının Ankaralarının

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ankara f (related adjective ankarský, demonym Ankařan)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Ankara (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Ankara
genitive Ankary
dative Ankaře
accusative Ankaru
vocative Ankaro
locative Ankaře
instrumental Ankarou

Further reading

  • Ankara in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dagbani

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

French

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)
    Holonym: Turquie

Related terms

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ankara n (proper noun, genitive Ankaras or (optionally with an article) Ankara)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔán.kà.rà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: An‧kà‧r̃à

Proper noun

Ankàr̃à f

  1. Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Turkish Ankara, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈkara/
  • Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Further reading

Latvian

Proper noun

Ankara f (4 declension)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Ankara (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Ankara —
accusative (akuzatīvs) Ankaru —
genitive (ģenitīvs) Ankaras —
dative (datīvs) Ankarai —
instrumental (instrumentālis) Ankaru —
locative (lokatīvs) Ankarā —
vocative (vokatīvs) Ankara —

Lithuanian

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Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Declension

    Declension of Ankara
nominative Ankara
genitive Ankaros
dative Ankarai
accusative Ankarą
instrumental Ankara
locative Ankaroje
vocative Ankara

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋˈka.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Ankara
singular
nominative Ankara
genitive Ankary
dative Ankarze
accusative Ankarę
instrumental Ankarą
locative Ankarze
vocative Ankaro

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • Ankara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ankara f

  1. Alternative spelling of Ancara

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎnkara/
  • Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ànkara f (Cyrillic spelling А̀нкара)

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ankara f (genitive singular Ankary, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Ankara (the capital of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

References

  • “Ankara”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈkaɾa/
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Proper noun

Ankara ?

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Related terms

Turkish

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Ankara ili
Ankara'nın ilçeleri

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“elbow, bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ankara

  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
  2. (metonymically, colloquial) the Turkish government.
  3. Ankara (a province of Turkey)
  4. Ankara (a river in Turkey)

Declension

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    declension of Ankara
singular plural
nominative Ankara Ankaralar / Ankara'lar
accusative Ankara'yı Ankaraları / Ankara'ları
dative Ankara'ya Ankaralara / Ankara'lara
locative Ankara'da Ankaralarda / Ankara'larda
ablative Ankara'dan Ankaralardan / Ankara'lardan
genitive Ankara'nın Ankaraların / Ankara'ların

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

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