angora

See also: Angora, angóra, and angorá

English

an Angora rabbit

Etymology

From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æŋˈɡɔːɹə/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun

angora (countable and uncountable, plural angoras)

1. A Turkish Angora cat.
2. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair..
3. A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).
4. (countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
5. (countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.

Derived terms

• angora goat
• angora rabbit
• angora wool

 

Translations

cat

• Finnish: turkkilainen angora
• Indonesian: kucing angora
• Portuguese: angorá m or f, angora (pt)

goat

• Finnish: angoravuohi
• Irish: gabhar angóra m
• Persian: مرخز (marxoz), مرغز (marğoz)

subspecies of the European rabbit

• Chinese: 安哥拉兔 (zh) (āngēlā tù)
• Dutch: angorakonijn (nl) n
• French: lapin angora m
• German: Angorakaninchen (de) n
• Hebrew: ארנב אנגורה m
• Hungarian: angóranyúl (hu)
• Italian: coniglio d'Angora m
• Japanese: アンゴラウサギ
• Polish: królik angorski m
• Portuguese: coelho angorá m
• Romanian: iepure de Angora m
• Russian: Ангорский кро́лик m (Angorskij królik)
• Spanish: conejo de Angora m
• Swedish: Angorakanin c

hair

• Catalan: angora (ca) f
• Finnish: angoravilla (fi), angora (fi) (rabbit's hair only)

fabric

• Catalan: angora (ca) f
• Finnish: angorakangas
• Portuguese: angorá m

Anagrams

• Aragon, Arango, Argoan, arango, organa

Esperanto

Etymology

angoro +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anˈɡora]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧go‧ra

Adjective

angora (accusative singular angoran, plural angoraj, accusative plural angorajn)

1. distressed, anguished, of distress, of anguish
   • (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7,

     Li ekamis tiun junan bolŝevikon, neniam angoran, ĉiam vivplenan, kun bolanta energio, kiu tiel frue perdis sian sanon.

     He had grown to love the young Bolshevik, who, never distressed, always full of life and bubbling with energy, had lost his health at such an early age.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Elena Zaja, Antaŭparolo (Preface), in Fajron sentas mi interne by Ulrich Matthias,

     Tio ĝermigas ĉe ni la esperon, ke la abismo disiganta ilin de aliaj ne etendiĝas fatale, la angorajn nubojn eblas forblovi spite al la sorto per la fervoro kaj forta volo [...]

     This sparked in us the hope that the chasm that separated them from others was not fatally wide, that the clouds of anguish could be blown away, in spite of fate, by fervour and strong will

Finnish

Etymology

< Turkish Angora, the former name of Turkish capital Ankara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋːo(ː)rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋːo̞(ː)rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋːorɑ
• Syllabification^(key): an‧go‧ra

Noun

angora

1. angora (hair of angora rabbit)

Declension

Inflection of angora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		angora	angorat
genitive		angoran	angoroiden angoroitten
partitive		angoraa	angoroita
illative		angoraan	angoroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		angora	angorat
accusative	nom.	angora	angorat
	gen.	angoran
genitive		angoran	angoroiden angoroitten angorainrare
partitive		angoraa	angoroita
inessive		angorassa	angoroissa
elative		angorasta	angoroista
illative		angoraan	angoroihin
adessive		angoralla	angoroilla
ablative		angoralta	angoroilta
allative		angoralle	angoroille
essive		angorana	angoroina
translative		angoraksi	angoroiksi
abessive		angoratta	angoroitta
instructive		—	angoroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of angora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative angorani angorani accusative nom. angorani angorani gen. angorani genitive angorani angoroideni angoroitteni angorainirare partitive angoraani angoroitani inessive angorassani angoroissani elative angorastani angoroistani illative angoraani angoroihini adessive angorallani angoroillani ablative angoraltani angoroiltani allative angoralleni angoroilleni essive angoranani angoroinani translative angorakseni angoroikseni abessive angorattani angoroittani instructive — — comitative — angoroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative angorasi angorasi accusative nom. angorasi angorasi gen. angorasi genitive angorasi angoroidesi angoroittesi angoraisirare partitive angoraasi angoroitasi inessive angorassasi angoroissasi elative angorastasi angoroistasi illative angoraasi angoroihisi adessive angorallasi angoroillasi ablative angoraltasi angoroiltasi allative angorallesi angoroillesi essive angoranasi angoroinasi translative angoraksesi angoroiksesi abessive angorattasi angoroittasi instructive — — comitative — angoroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative angoramme angoramme accusative nom. angoramme angoramme gen. angoramme genitive angoramme angoroidemme angoroittemme angoraimmerare partitive angoraamme angoroitamme inessive angorassamme angoroissamme elative angorastamme angoroistamme illative angoraamme angoroihimme adessive angorallamme angoroillamme ablative angoraltamme angoroiltamme allative angorallemme angoroillemme essive angoranamme angoroinamme translative angoraksemme angoroiksemme abessive angorattamme angoroittamme instructive — — comitative — angoroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative angoranne angoranne accusative nom. angoranne angoranne gen. angoranne genitive angoranne angoroidenne angoroittenne angorainnerare partitive angoraanne angoroitanne inessive angorassanne angoroissanne elative angorastanne angoroistanne illative angoraanne angoroihinne adessive angorallanne angoroillanne ablative angoraltanne angoroiltanne allative angorallenne angoroillenne essive angorananne angoroinanne translative angoraksenne angoroiksenne abessive angorattanne angoroittanne instructive — — comitative — angoroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative angoransa angoransa accusative nom. angoransa angoransa gen. angoransa genitive angoransa angoroidensa angoroittensa angorainsarare partitive angoraansa angoroitaan angoroitansa inessive angorassaan angorassansa angoroissaan angoroissansa elative angorastaan angorastansa angoroistaan angoroistansa illative angoraansa angoroihinsa adessive angorallaan angorallansa angoroillaan angoroillansa ablative angoraltaan angoraltansa angoroiltaan angoroiltansa allative angoralleen angorallensa angoroilleen angoroillensa essive angoranaan angoranansa angoroinaan angoroinansa translative angorakseen angoraksensa angoroikseen angoroiksensa abessive angorattaan angorattansa angoroittaan angoroittansa instructive — — comitative — angoroineen angoroinensa

Synonyms

• angoravilla

Derived terms

compounds

• angorakani
• angorakaniini
• angorakissa
• angoralanka
• angorapusero
• angoravilla
• angoravuohi

 

Further reading

• “angora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

From Angora, obsolete form of Ankara, the name of the capital of Turkey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔ.ʁa/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

angora m (plural angora)

1. angora (all senses)

Further reading

• “angora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.