agora

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• (UK) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/

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agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)

1. A place for gathering.
   • 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:

     The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place.

2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

• agoraphobia
• agorism

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

• (UK) enPR: ă-g'ə-räʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/

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agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

2. (numismatics) Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now

• abora

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/,
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡorɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑɡorɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ago‧ra

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

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agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

• “agora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōra. Compare Portuguese agora.

• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now (at this time)
2. now (used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke)

   É bo. Agora, non é listo ― He's good. Now, he's not clever

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

• aora

From Latin hāc hōrā.

agora (Latin spelling)

1. now

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/,

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

First-declension noun.

• agorānomus

• “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• “agora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “agora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “agora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

From Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

agora

1. (rare, possibly archaic) since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. (rare, possibly archaic) on the other hand; while

   Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.

   I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.

• In modern Macanese, usages beyond "now" are extremely rare if not archaic, likely due to Portuguese influence.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

agora

1. now

• agor'

Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā. Cognate with Old Spanish agora.

agora

1. now
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)

     diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

• ora

• Fala: agora
• Galician: agora
• Portuguese: agora (see there for further descendants)

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/

agora

1. now
   • betw. 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1269:

     Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant

     We have riches now; we shall have more later on.

• Spanish: ahora, agora (obsolete or dialectal)
• Ladino: agora, aora

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agora

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• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

   Hypernym: plac

2. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)

   Hypernym: zgromadzenie

3. (formal) assembly, conference, summit (meeting for discussing serious issues)

   Hypernym: spotkanie

4. (formal) summit (place for having a serious meeting)

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.

agora f

1. agora (currency of Israel)

• agora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• agora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora.

• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora (not comparable)

2. now; right now (at the present time)

   Synonyms: já, agora mesmo

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

4. now; any more (differently from the past)

   Synonym: mais

   Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.

   Now I don’t like reading.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Harry's heart was beating quickly now.

6. just now (very recently)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco

   Ele disse/falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

8. this (in the current or next )

   Synonym: neste

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.

   I’m going back home this Friday.

agora

1. on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)

   Synonyms: já, por outro lado, enquanto

   Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.

   I read one book every month; my friends, on the other hand, don’t even read one per year.

2. (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes

   Synonyms: às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora

   Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.

   Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

agora m (plural agoras)

1. now (the present time)

   Synonym: presente

• “agora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “agora”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Borrowed from French agora, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f (uncountable)

1. agora

Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. (obsolete or dialectal) see the standard form ahora

• According to Coromines and Pascual, in use in writing until the 17th century, and it remains in use to this day in various less prestigious dialects.

• Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1984) “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
• “agora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Borrowed from Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

• “agora”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔra/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/
• Rhymes: -ɔra

agora

1. inflection of agor:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future literary
   2. second-person singular imperative colloquial