agora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

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

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agora (plural agorae or agorai 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.

• agoraphobia
• agorism

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

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

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agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

2. (numismatics) Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now

• abora

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/, [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora

1. now

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡorɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧go‧ra

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

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 agorain rare
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
abessive		agoratta	agoroitta
instructive		—	agoroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agorani agorani accusative nom. agorani agorani gen. agorani genitive agorani agoroideni agoroitteni agoraini rare partitive agoraani agoroitani inessive agorassani agoroissani elative agorastani agoroistani illative agoraani agoroihini adessive agorallani agoroillani ablative agoraltani agoroiltani allative agoralleni agoroilleni essive agoranani agoroinani translative agorakseni agoroikseni abessive agorattani agoroittani instructive — — comitative — agoroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agorasi agorasi accusative nom. agorasi agorasi gen. agorasi genitive agorasi agoroidesi agoroittesi agoraisi rare partitive agoraasi agoroitasi inessive agorassasi agoroissasi elative agorastasi agoroistasi illative agoraasi agoroihisi adessive agorallasi agoroillasi ablative agoraltasi agoroiltasi allative agorallesi agoroillesi essive agoranasi agoroinasi translative agoraksesi agoroiksesi abessive agorattasi agoroittasi instructive — — comitative — agoroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agoramme agoramme accusative nom. agoramme agoramme gen. agoramme genitive agoramme agoroidemme agoroittemme agoraimme rare partitive agoraamme agoroitamme inessive agorassamme agoroissamme elative agorastamme agoroistamme illative agoraamme agoroihimme adessive agorallamme agoroillamme ablative agoraltamme agoroiltamme allative agorallemme agoroillemme essive agoranamme agoroinamme translative agoraksemme agoroiksemme abessive agorattamme agoroittamme instructive — — comitative — agoroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agoranne agoranne accusative nom. agoranne agoranne gen. agoranne genitive agoranne agoroidenne agoroittenne agorainne rare partitive agoraanne agoroitanne inessive agorassanne agoroissanne elative agorastanne agoroistanne illative agoraanne agoroihinne adessive agorallanne agoroillanne ablative agoraltanne agoroiltanne allative agorallenne agoroillenne essive agorananne agoroinanne translative agoraksenne agoroiksenne abessive agorattanne agoroittanne instructive — — comitative — agoroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agoransa agoransa accusative nom. agoransa agoransa gen. agoransa genitive agoransa agoroidensa agoroittensa agorainsa rare partitive agoraansa agoroitaan agoroitansa inessive agorassaan agorassansa agoroissaan agoroissansa elative agorastaan agorastansa agoroistaan agoroistansa illative agoraansa agoroihinsa adessive agorallaan agorallansa agoroillaan agoroillansa ablative agoraltaan agoraltansa agoroiltaan agoroiltansa allative agoralleen agorallensa agoroilleen agoroillensa essive agoranaan agoranansa agoroinaan agoroinansa translative agorakseen agoraksensa agoroikseen agoroiksensa abessive agorattaan agorattansa agoroittaan agoroittansa instructive — — comitative — agoroineen agoroinensa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

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agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōra. Compare Portuguese agora.

• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

• aora

From Latin hāc hōrā.

agora (Latin spelling)

1. now

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́).

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

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

First-declension noun.

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

• agorānomus

• “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

From Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

agora

1. (rare, possibly archaic) since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. (rare, possibly archaic) on the other hand; while

   Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.

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

• In modern Macanese, usages beyond "now" are extremely rare if not archaic, likely due to Portuguese influence.

From Latin hāc hōrā.

agora

1. now

• agor'

Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā. Cognate with Old Spanish agora.

agora

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

     diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

• ora

• Fala: agora
• Galician: agora
• Portuguese: agora (see there for further descendants)

From Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/

agora

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

     Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant

     We have riches now; we shall have more later on.

• Spanish: ahora, agora (obsolete or dialectal)
• Ladino: agora, aora

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

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

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

   Hypernym: plac

2. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)

   Hypernym: zgromadzenie

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

   Hypernym: spotkanie

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

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.

agora f

1. agora (currency of Israel)

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora.

• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

agora (not comparable)

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

   Synonyms: já, agora mesmo

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

4. now; any more (differently from the past)

   Synonym: mais

   Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.

   Now I don’t like reading.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Harry's heart was beating quickly now.

6. just now (very recently)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco

   Ele disse/falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

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

   Synonym: neste

   Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.

   I’m going back home this Friday.

agora

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

   Synonyms: já, por outro lado, enquanto

   Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) 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

   Synonyms: às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora

   Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.

   Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

agora m (plural agoras)

1. now (the present time)

   Synonym: presente

• “agora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “agora”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Borrowed from French agora, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora f (uncountable)

1. agora

Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

agora

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

• 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.

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
• “agora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Borrowed from Portuguese agora.

agora

1. now

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

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

• “agora”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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

agora

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