agora

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

English

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ἀγορά ‎(agorá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

agora (plural agorae or agoras)

1. A place for gathering.
   • 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, ISBN 9780316192149:

     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

Translations

a place for gathering

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

  Ancient: ἀγορά f ‎(agorá)

• Icelandic: samkomustaður m
• Spanish: ágora (es)

a marketplace

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

  Ancient: ἀγορά f ‎(agorá)

• Icelandic: markaðstorg n
• 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/

Noun

agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

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

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

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

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French

Noun

agora f (plural agoras)

1. agora

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Ladino

Alternative forms

• aora

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

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/, [ˈa.ɡɔ.ra]

Noun

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

Declension

First declension.

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 hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agor'

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

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
  • Kabuverdianu: góra

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Polish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

agora f

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

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

External links

• agora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese agora, from Latin hac hora.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/, [ɐ.ˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora (not comparable)

1. 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.

2. now; any more (differently from the past)
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Harry's heart was beating quickly now.

   Agora eu não gosto ler.‎

   Now I don’t like reading.

3. just now (very recently)

   Ele falou isso agora.‎

   He said that just now.

4. 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 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

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

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: góra

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hac hora.

Adverb

agora

1. Obsolete form of ahora.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

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

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.