ancora

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

English

Etymology

From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

Noun

ancora

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

Catalan

Verb

ancora

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

Galician

Verb

ancora

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

Interlingua

Noun

ancora (plural ancoras)

1. anchor

Italian

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• ancor (apocopic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈko.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

Adverb

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!

Derived terms

• ancorché

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/
• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Noun

ancora f (plural ancore)

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

   Synonym: ormeggio

Derived terms

• ancoraggio
• ancoraio
• ancorare
• ancoressa
• ancoretta
• ancorotto
• gettare l'ancora
• levare l'ancora

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/
• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

Verb

ancora

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

Further reading

• 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 Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Carano, anarco-, arcano, canora, racano

Latin

ancora (anchor)

Etymology

Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈäŋkorä]

Noun

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

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

Declension

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

• ancorāgō
• ancorāle
• ancorālis
• ancorārius
• iaciō ancōram

 

Descendants

• Asturian: ancla
• Friulian: ancure
• Italian: ancora
• Old French: ancre
  • French: ancre
  • Norman: ancre (Jersey)
  • Scottish Gaelic: acair
• Old East Slavic: ѧкорь (jękorĭ)
  • Russian: якорь (jakorʹ)
• Piedmontese: àncora
• Romanian: ancoră
• Romansch: ancra
• Sicilian: àncura
• Spanish: ancla
  • → Cebuano: angkla
  • → Tagalog: angkla
• → Catalan: àncora
• → Galician: áncora
• → Proto-Germanic: *ankurô (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Irish: ancaire
  • Irish: ancaire
• → Occitan: ancora
• → Portuguese: âncora
• → Spanish: áncora
• → Middle Welsh: angor
  • Welsh: angor

References

• “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

Etymology

From Latin ancora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈku.rɒ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

Verb

ancora

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

Etymology 2

Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From ancoră +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.koˈra/

Verb

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

1. to anchor

Conjugation

    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

Related terms

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat

Further reading

• ancora in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Verb

ancora

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