ancora

Catalan

Verb

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Noun

ancora (plural ancoras)

1. anchor

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan and Catalan encara.

Alternative forms

• ancor (apocopic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈko.ra/
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

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Adverb

ancora

1. still

   Synonym: tuttora

   Lavora ancora come barista. ― She still works as a bartender.

2. again

   Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta

   Il gatto è scappato ancora. ― The cat has fled again.

3. more

   Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)

   Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. ― If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.

4. (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!

5. even

   Synonyms: addirittura, anche, perfino, persino, pure, finanche

   Ancor(a) meglio che sia così! ― It's even better if it is so!

Derived terms

• ancorché

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ancora, possibly from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Noun

ancora f (plural ancore)

1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)

   Synonym: ormeggio

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/
• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Verb

ancora

1. inflection of ancorare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• ancora in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• ancora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• 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

• Carano, anarco-, arcano, canora, racano

Latin

Etymology

Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/,

Noun

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

1. anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
2. (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• “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, 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
    
• “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

Etymology

From Latin ancora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈku.rɒ/

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Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. Obsolete spelling of âncora

Romanian

Etymology

From ancoră +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.koˈra/

Verb

a ancora (third-person singular present ancorează, past participle ancorat) 1st conj.

1. to anchor

Conjugation

Related terms

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat

Further reading

• ancora in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Verb

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative