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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”). Compare French encore, Italian ancora.
Pronunciation
Adverb
encara
- yet
- Encara no. ― Not yet.
- still
- even (implying an extreme example)
2019 June 21, Ima Sanchís, “"Vivim en una societat fracturada que anhela la trobada"”, in La Vanguardia:La felicitat de viure és tenir projectes per al futur, encara que el futur sigui breu.- The happiness of living is having projects for the future, even if the future is short.
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Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
encara (Languedoc)
- again
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈka.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈka.ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈka.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈka.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈka.ɾa/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈka.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -aɾɐ
- Hyphenation: en‧ca‧ra
Verb
encara
- inflection of encarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈkaɾa/
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: en‧ca‧ra
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin hanc hōram (“at this hour”).
Adverb
encara
- (obsolete) yet
- Encara no estoy listo. ― I’m not ready yet.
- (obsolete) still
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
encara
- inflection of encarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
http://ghcl.ub.edu/diccaxv/dictionary/SearchAllLemas/encara