Ora in Scrabble Dictionary

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Definitions and meaning of ora

ora

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Etymology 1

Noun

ora

1. plural of os; mouths or openings, especially of the cervix.

Etymology 2

Old English [Term?].

Noun

ora (plural oras)

1. A unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons.

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, OAR, ROA, Rao, Roa, aro, oar

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Albanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably split up”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈɾa/

Noun

ora f

1. definite singular of orë
2. hour (period of 60 minutes)

3. (Albanian mythology) spirit (similar to fairy; spirit of the forest; spirit of a house; good or evil)

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Aragonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ora f (plural oras)

1. hour

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “ora”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish ora.

Adverb

ora

1. there, thither, to that place

Derived terms

• ora-bura (“hither and thither”)
• orada (“there”)
• oraya (“thither, to that place”)
• oradan (“thence, from that place”)

Antonyms

• bura

Noun

ora

1. that place

Declension

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Blagar

Noun

ora

1. tail

References

• Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2017), p. 135

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Catalan

Verb

ora

1. third-person singular present indicative form of orar
2. second-person singular imperative form of orar

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Corsican

Etymology

From Latin hōra.

Noun

ora f (plural ori)

1. hour
2. time

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Esperanto

Etymology

From oro (“gold”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈora/
• Hyphenation: o‧ra
• Rhymes: -ora

Adjective

ora (accusative singular oran, plural oraj, accusative plural orajn)

1. golden

Related terms

• oro

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ora, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ora, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́raH (compare Sanskrit आरा (ā́rā)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos (compare Old Norse alr, English awl). Cognate with Hungarian ár, Inari Sami oari, Moksha ура (ura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Syllabification: o‧ra

Noun

ora

1. thorn

Declension

Synonyms

• oka
• oras

Compounds

• oralehti
• orapaatsama
• orapihlaja
• oratuomi
• poltinora

Anagrams

• aro

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Galician

Verb

ora

1. third-person singular present indicative of orar
2. second-person singular imperative of orar

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “hour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ra/, [ˈoːr̺ä]
• Hyphenation: ó‧ra

Alternative forms

• hora (obsolete)

Noun

ora f (plural ore)

1. hour (period of 60 minutes)
2. time (of day), hour

Derived terms

See also

• minuto
• secondo

Etymology 2

From Latin hōrā, ablative case of hōra (“hour”).

Adverb

ora

2. now

   Synonym: adesso

Derived terms

• finora
• or ora
• per ora

Conjunction

ora

1. and yet

Etymology 3

From Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the borrowing aura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ra/, [ˈɔːr̺ä]

Noun

ora f (plural ore)

1. (poetic, regional) blow, breeze

   Synonyms: aura, brezza, venticello

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

ora

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

Anagrams

• aro, arò

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Javanese

Adverb

ora

1. not

Particle

ora

1. no

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Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

Verb

ora

1. To live.

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Ladin

Etymology

From Latin hōra.

Noun

ora f (plural ores)

1. hour

Synonyms

• ëura

Preposition

ora

1. except

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Latin

Etymology 1

Unknown; possibly related to Hittite [script needed] (er-ḫa-aš /erḫaš/, “line, boundary”), Sanskrit आरे (āré, “far”), perhaps all from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (“border, line”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ra/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ra/, [ˈɔː.ra]

Noun

ōra f (genitive ōrae); first declension

1. border, rim, frontier, limit, edge
2. sea coast
3. region, country

Declension

First-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (border, limit, edge): fīnis, labrum, limbus, līmes, margō
• (sea coast): acta, lītus

Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ōs (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ra/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ra/, [ˈɔː.ra]

Noun

ōra

1. nominative plural of ōs
2. accusative plural of ōs
3. vocative plural of ōs

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.raː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ra/, [ˈɔː.ra]

Verb

ōrā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ōrō

References

• ora in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ora in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ora in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• ora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• ora in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ora in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ola, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɾa/

Verb

ora

1. to exist
2. to be alive, well, safe, cured, recovered, healthy
3. to survive

Noun

ora

1. life
2. existence

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• oren

Noun

ora f sg

1. definite feminine singular of or

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• oren

Noun

ora f sg

1. definite feminine singular of or

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• ouro (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Latin hōra (“hour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uro]

Noun

ora f (plural oras)

1. hour (period of 60 minutes)
2. time (of day), hour

Derived terms

• orari
• oreta

See also

• minuta
• segonda

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Noun

ōra n

1. ear

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: ôre
  • Dutch: oor
    • Afrikaans: oor
  • Limburgish: oear

Further reading

• “ōra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

A derivate of ear (“earth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.rɑ/

Noun

ōra m

1. ore, unwrought metal; brass
2. border, bank, shore

Declension

Related terms

• ore

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Old High German

Etymology

From the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, whence also Old English ēare and English ear, Old Norse eyra (“ear”), Old Dutch ōra (“ear”), Old Saxon ōra (“ear”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ra/

Noun

ōra n

1. ear (organ of hearing)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle High German: ore
  • Alemannic German: Oor
  • Bavarian: Oar
  • Central Franconian: Uhr, Ohr
    • Hunsrik: Oher
    • Luxembourgish: Ouer
  • German: Ohr
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Ohr

  • Vilamovian: ür
  • Yiddish: אויער‎ (oyer)

References

1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ausô, whence also Old Frisian āre, Old English ēare and English ear, Old Norse eyra (“ear”), Old Dutch ōra (“ear”), Old High German ōra (“ear”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Noun

ōra n

1. ear

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ôre
  • Low German: Ohr
    • Dutch Low Saxon: oor
    • German Low German: Or, Ur

      Plautdietsch: Oa, Ua

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese hora and Spanish hora and Kabuverdianu óra.

Noun

ora

1. time
2. hour

Pronoun

ora

1. when

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ra/

Verb

ora

1. (proscribed) third-person singular present of orać

Usage notes

Standard form: orze

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɾɐ/
• Homophone: hora

Etymology 1

From Latin hōra (“hour”).

Adverb

ora

1. now

Synonyms

• (now): agora, já

Conjunction

ora … ora

1. sometimes … sometimes

Interjection

ora!

1. duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)
2. oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)

Derived terms

• ora bem
• ora bolas

Alternative forms

• oras

Etymology 2

Verb

ora

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of orar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of orar

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ola, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Verb

ora

1. live

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ra/

Noun

ora

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of oră

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) aura

Etymology

From Latin aura.

Noun

ora f

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) weather

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾa/

Verb

ora

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of orar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of orar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of orar.

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ola.

Verb

ora

1. live

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Turkish

Etymology

From o (“that”) +‎ -ra.

Pronoun

ora

1. there

Source: wiktionary.org

• OS, (Latin) a bone.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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