agora

See also: Agora, ágora, agorá, agorà, agorą, אגורה‎, αγορά, and ἀγορά

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

agora (plural agorae 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.

Related terms

• agoraphobia
• agorism

Translations

a place for gathering

• Finnish: kokouspaikka
• German: Agora (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀγορά f (agorá)

• Icelandic: samkomustaður m
• Polish: agora (pl) f
• Spanish: ágora (es)

a marketplace

• Catalan: àgora (ca) f
• Finnish: tori (fi), agora (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀγορά f (agorá)

• Icelandic: markaðstorg n
• Polish: agora (pl) f
• Portuguese: ágora (pt) f
• Spanish: ágora (es)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: agora (pl) f

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Finnish

Noun

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Inflection of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		agora	agorat
genitive		agoran	agoroiden agoroitten
partitive		agoraa	agoroita
illative		agoraan	agoroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		agora	agorat
accusative	nom.	agora	agorat
	gen.	agoran
genitive		agoran	agoroiden agoroitten agorainrare
partitive		agoraa	agoroita
inessive		agorassa	agoroissa
elative		agorasta	agoroista
illative		agoraan	agoroihin
adessive		agoralla	agoroilla
ablative		agoralta	agoroilta
allative		agoralle	agoroille
essive		agorana	agoroina
translative		agoraksi	agoroiksi
instructive		—	agoroin
abessive		agoratta	agoroitta
comitative		—	agoroineen

Possessive forms of agora (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	agorani	agoramme
2nd person	agorasi	agoranne
3rd person	agoransa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

Further reading

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

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hac hora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɣoɾɐ]

Adverb

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

Further reading

• “agora” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

References

• “agora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “agora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “agora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “agora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “agora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Ladino

Alternative forms

• aora

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora (Latin spelling)

1. now

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäɡɔrä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäːɡorä]

Noun

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	agora	agorae
Genitive	agorae	agorārum
Dative	agorae	agorīs
Accusative	agoram	agorās
Ablative	agorā	agorīs
Vocative	agora	agorae

Related terms

• agorānomus

References

• “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “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

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Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese agora

Adverb

agora

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

Conjunction

agora

1. since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. on the other hand; while

   Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.

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

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agor'

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡo.ɾa/

Adverb

agora

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

     dizede mi agora por deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

Synonyms

• ora

Descendants

• Fala: agora
• Galician: agora
• Portuguese: agora
  • Macau Pidgin Portuguese: 亞哥立, 亞哥邏
  • Papiamentu: awor
  • Tetum: agora

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā

Adverb

agora

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

     Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant

     We now have riches, we shall have more later on

Descendants

• Spanish: agora, ahora
• Ladino: agora, aora

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek ἀγορά (ἀgorá).

Noun

agora f

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

   Hypernym: plac

2. agora (a gathering of people in the an agora)

   Hypernym: zgromadzenie

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

   Hypernym: spotkanie

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה‎.

1. agora (an Israeli currency)

Declension

Declension of agora

	singular	plural
nominative	agora	agory
genitive	agory	agor
dative	agorze	agorom
accusative	agorę	agory
instrumental	agorą	agorami
locative	agorze	agorach
vocative	agoro	agory

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Spanish ahora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/, [aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/, [ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora (not comparable)

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

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

   Querem nos matar agora.

   They want to kill us right now.

4. now; any more (differently from the past)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, 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.

   Agora eu não gosto de ler.

   Now I don’t like reading.

6. just now (very recently)

   Ele falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

8. this (in the current or next [date])

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.

   I’m going back home this Friday.

Synonyms

• (right now): já, agora mesmo
• (differently from the past): mais
• (just now): agorinha, agora há pouco
• (in the current or next date): neste

Derived terms

• agora mesmo
• agora ou nunca
• agora que
• de agora
• de agora em diante
• por agora

Descendants

• Macau Pidgin Portuguese: 亞哥立, 亞哥邏
• Papiamentu: awor
• Tetum: agora

Conjunction

agora

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

   Eu leio um livro todo mês, agora 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

   Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.

   Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

Synonyms

• (on the other hand): já, por outro lado, enquanto
• (sometimes … sometimes): às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora

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Romanian

Etymology

From French agora

Noun

agora f (uncountable)

1. agora

Declension

declension of agora (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) agora	agoraua
genitive/dative	(unei) -	-i
vocative

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/, [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]

Adverb

agora

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

Usage notes

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.

Further reading

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1984), “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume G-Ma, Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
• “agora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese agora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Noun

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	agora
Definite accusative	agorayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	agora	agoralar
Definite accusative	agorayı	agoraları
Dative	agoraya	agoralara
Locative	agorada	agoralarda
Ablative	agoradan	agoralardan
Genitive	agoranın	agoraların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular agoram agoralarım 2nd singular agoran agoraların 3rd singular agorası agoraları 1st plural agoramız agoralarımız 2nd plural agoranız agoralarınız 3rd plural agoraları agoraları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular agoramı agoralarımı 2nd singular agoranı agoralarını 3rd singular agorasını agoralarını 1st plural agoramızı agoralarımızı 2nd plural agoranızı agoralarınızı 3rd plural agoralarını agoralarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular agorama agoralarıma 2nd singular agorana agoralarına 3rd singular agorasına agoralarına 1st plural agoramıza agoralarımıza 2nd plural agoranıza agoralarınıza 3rd plural agoralarına agoralarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular agoramda agoralarımda 2nd singular agoranda agoralarında 3rd singular agorasında agoralarında 1st plural agoramızda agoralarımızda 2nd plural agoranızda agoralarınızda 3rd plural agoralarında agoralarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular agoramdan agoralarımdan 2nd singular agorandan agoralarından 3rd singular agorasından agoralarından 1st plural agoramızdan agoralarımızdan 2nd plural agoranızdan agoralarınızdan 3rd plural agoralarından agoralarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular agoramın agoralarımın 2nd singular agoranın agoralarının 3rd singular agorasının agoralarının 1st plural agoramızın agoralarımızın 2nd plural agoranızın agoralarınızın 3rd plural agoralarının agoralarının

References

• agora in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

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Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Verb

agora

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

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
agora	unchanged	unchanged	hagora
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.