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ancora

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See also: áncora, àncora, âncora, ancorà, and ancoră

English

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Etymology

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From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

Noun

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ancora (plural ancorae)

  1. (palaeography) Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.

Catalan

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Verb

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ancora

  1. inflection of ancorar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

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Verb

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ancora

  1. inflection of ancorar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

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Noun

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ancora (plural ancoras)

  1. anchor

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan and Catalan encara.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈko.ra/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

Adverb

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ancora

  1. still
    Synonym: tuttora
    Lavora ancora come barista. ― She still works as a bartender.
  2. again
    Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta
    Il gatto è scappato ancora. ― The cat has fled again.
  3. more
    Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)
    Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. ― If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.
  4. (after the adverb non) yet, not yet
    Synonyms: finora, sinora, fino ad ora, sino ad ora, per ora, a tutt'oggi
    E non è ancora finita! ― We're not done yet!
  5. even
    Synonyms: addirittura, anche, perfino, persino, pure, finanche
    Ancor(a) meglio che sia così! ― It's even better if it is so!
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin ancora, possibly from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

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Noun

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ancora f (plural ancore)

  1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)
    Synonym: ormeggio
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ancora

  1. inflection of ancorare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ancora” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • “ancora”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “ancora” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • “ancora” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “ancora”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

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Latin

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ancora (anchor)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    This word is either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră). A derivation from *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”), whence also Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos), is supported by the OED.[1] (with the presumed reconstruction being *h₂enk-ur-ya-) but is challenged by Beekes, taking the word as Pre-Greek due to the suffix -ῡρα (-ūra) (usually associated with Pre-Greek substrate words. Compare γέφῡρᾰ (géphūră, “dam, dike”) and γόργῡρα (górgūra, “underground sewer”)) being present.[2]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

    1. anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
    2. (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative ancora ancorae
    genitive ancorae ancorārum
    dative ancorae ancorīs
    accusative ancoram ancorās
    ablative ancorā ancorīs
    vocative ancora ancorae

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ancora”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄγκῡρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
    • “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “ancora”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to weigh anchor, sail: ancoram (ancoras) tollere
      • to drop anchor: ancoras iacere
      • to weigh anchor: ancoras tollere
      • to make fast boats to anchors: naves ad ancoras deligare (B. G. 4. 29)
      • to ride at anchor: ad ancoram consistere
      • to ride at anchor: ad ancoras deligari
      • to ride at anchor: in ancoris esse, stare, consistere
    • “ancora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “ancora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

    Occitan

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    Etymology

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    From Latin ancora.

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    Noun

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    ancora f (plural ancoras)

    1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

    Portuguese

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    Etymology 1

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    Verb

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    ancora

    1. inflection of ancorar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

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    ancora f (plural ancoras)

    1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of âncora

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Romanian ancoră
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
    Proto-Italic *-ājō
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Romanian -a
    Romanian ancora

      From ancoră + -a.

      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      a ancora (third-person singular present ancorează, past participle ancorat) 1st conjugation

      1. to anchor

      Conjugation

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          conjugation of ancora (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
      infinitive a ancora
      gerund ancorând
      past participle ancorat
      number singular plural
      person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
      present ancorez ancorezi ancorează ancorăm ancorați ancorează
      imperfect ancoram ancorai ancora ancoram ancorați ancorau
      simple perfect ancorai ancorași ancoră ancorarăm ancorarăți ancorară
      pluperfect ancorasem ancoraseși ancorase ancoraserăm ancoraserăți ancoraseră
      subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
      present să ancorez să ancorezi să ancoreze să ancorăm să ancorați să ancoreze
      imperative — tu — — voi —
      affirmative ancorează ancorați
      negative nu ancora nu ancorați
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      Spanish

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      Verb

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      ancora

      1. inflection of ancorar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative
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