abra

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See also: Abra and ábra

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Spanish abra.[1] Doublet of haven.

Noun

abra (plural abras)

  1. a narrow mountain or mesa pass
Translations

Etymology 2

From Emirati Gulf Arabic عَبْرَة (ʕabra).

Noun

abra (plural abras)

  1. a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai
Translations

References

  1. ^ Robert Hendrickson, The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since 1440. Borrowed from Old French havre, from Middle Dutch havene, from Proto-Germanic *habnō (harvour, haven).

Pronunciation

Noun

abra f (plural abras)

  1. creek, inlet, bay
    • 1440, Miguel González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 619:
      en todo o porto et abra desta dita uilla
      in the whole harbor and bay of said town
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

abra

  1. inflection of abrir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Irish

Verb

abra

  1. (archaic, Munster) present subjunctive analytic of abair
    Synonym: (standard) deire

Mutation

Mutated forms of abra
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
abra n-abra habra not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Latin

Pronunciation 1

Noun

abra f (genitive abrae); first declension

  1. maid
    Synonym: ancilla
Declension

First-declension noun.

Pronunciation 2

Noun

abrā f

  1. ablative singular of abra

References

  • abra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • abra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -abɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧bra

Verb

abra

  1. inflection of abrir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabɾa/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧bra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French havre.

Noun

abra f (plural abras)

  1. small bay, inlet
  2. (Latin America) glade, clearing
Usage notes
  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like abra take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el abra. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al abra, del abra.
These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un abra or una abra. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor abra, una buena abra.
  • If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el abra única, un(a) abra buena.
  • In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.


Descendants
  • English: abra
  • Tagalog: abra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abra

  1. inflection of abrir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English over.

Pronunciation

Preposition

abra

  1. over

Verb

abra

  1. to cross (to go to the other side)
    • 2011, Selectabeats, Kayente (lyrics and music), “Djoegoe Djoegoe”:
      Ei Selecta, mi granmama ben leri mi altèit, "no kosi kaiman fosi abra liba, boi".
      Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: "don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy"

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abra, from French havre.

Pronunciation

Noun

abra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇ) (geography)

  1. cove
    Synonym: bimbing
  2. gorge; precipice
    Synonyms: bangin, barangka, presipisyo

Further reading

  • abra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 4

Anagrams

Turkish

Noun

(regional, dialectal) abra (definite accusative abrayı, plural abralar)

  1. counterweight, makeweight
    Synonyms: dara, denge

Declension

Inflection
Nominative abra
Definite accusative abrayı
Singular Plural
Nominative abra abralar
Definite accusative abrayı abraları
Dative abraya abralara
Locative abrada abralarda
Ablative abradan abralardan
Genitive abranın abraların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular abram abralarım
2nd singular abran abraların
3rd singular abrası abraları
1st plural abramız abralarımız
2nd plural abranız abralarınız
3rd plural abraları abraları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular abramı abralarımı
2nd singular abranı abralarını
3rd singular abrasını abralarını
1st plural abramızı abralarımızı
2nd plural abranızı abralarınızı
3rd plural abralarını abralarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular abrama abralarıma
2nd singular abrana abralarına
3rd singular abrasına abralarına
1st plural abramıza abralarımıza
2nd plural abranıza abralarınıza
3rd plural abralarına abralarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular abramda abralarımda
2nd singular abranda abralarında
3rd singular abrasında abralarında
1st plural abramızda abralarımızda
2nd plural abranızda abralarınızda
3rd plural abralarında abralarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular abramdan abralarımdan
2nd singular abrandan abralarından
3rd singular abrasından abralarından
1st plural abramızdan abralarımızdan
2nd plural abranızdan abralarınızdan
3rd plural abralarından abralarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular abramın abralarımın
2nd singular abranın abralarının
3rd singular abrasının abralarının
1st plural abramızın abralarımızın
2nd plural abranızın abralarınızın
3rd plural abralarının abralarının

Further reading

  • abra”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu