kora
English
Etymology
Noun
kora (plural koras)
- (music) A type of harp played in West Africa.
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
From koro (“heart”) + -a (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
kora (accusative singular koran, plural koraj, accusative plural korajn)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ko‧ra
- Homophone: Cora (hypermarket in Hungary between 1997 and 2012)
- Rhymes: -rɒ
Etymology 1
Back-formation from korán (“early”).
Adjective
kora (comparative (archaic) korább, superlative (archaic) legkorább)
- early (near the start or beginning)
- kora nyár ― early summer
- early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
- kora halál ― an early death
Derived terms
(Compound words):
Etymology 2
kor (“age”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun
kora
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of kor
- az ő kora ― his/her age
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kora | — |
| accusative | korát | — |
| dative | korának | — |
| instrumental | korával | — |
| causal-final | koráért | — |
| translative | korává | — |
| terminative | koráig | — |
| essive-formal | koraként | — |
| essive-modal | korául | — |
| inessive | korában | — |
| superessive | korán | — |
| adessive | koránál | — |
| illative | korába | — |
| sublative | korára | — |
| allative | korához | — |
| elative | korából | — |
| delative | koráról | — |
| ablative | korától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
koráé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
koráéi | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- kora in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
kora
Latvian
Noun
kora m
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kora n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Noun
kora n
Verb
kora (present tense korar, past tense kora, past participle kora, passive infinitive korast, present participle korande, imperative kora/kor)
- alternative form of kore
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora. Doublet of skóra, szer, and szkier.
Noun
kora f
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
kora f
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
kora f
- kora (string instrument)
Declension
Further reading
- kora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-kóra (infinitive gukóra, perfective -kóze)
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora.
Pronunciation
Noun
kȍra f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ра)
Declension
References
- “kora” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kora, from Middle Low German koren. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål kåre. From Proto-Germanic *kuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare origin of kurfurste, tjusa, villkor.
Pronunciation
Verb
kora (present korar, preterite korade, supine korat, imperative kora)
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kora | koras | ||
| Supine | korat | korats | ||
| Imperative | kora | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | koren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | korar | korade | koras | korades |
| Ind. plural1 | kora | korade | koras | korades |
| Subjunctive2 | kore | korade | kores | korades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | korande | |||
| Past participle | korad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- kora in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kora in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kora in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kora in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Turkish
Noun
kora
Vilamovian
Noun
kora f
Synonyms
- śtröf f
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
kora
Inflection
| Declension of kora (type V/poikõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kora | korad |
| genitive | kora | korijõ, korii |
| partitive | korra | koriitõ, korii |
| illative | korrasõ, korra | koriisõ |
| inessive | koraz | koriiz |
| elative | korassõ | koriissõ |
| allative | koralõ | koriilõ |
| adessive | korallõ | koriillõ |
| ablative | koraltõ | koriiltõ |
| translative | korassi | koriissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kora”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn