ancora

ancora

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

From Vulgar Latin *ancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan encara.

• ancor (apocopic)

• IPA^(key): /anˈko.ra/, [äŋˈkoːrä]
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• Stress: ancóra
• Rhymes: -óra
• Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

ancora

1. still

   Lavora ancora come barista.

   She still works as a bartender.

   Synonym: tuttora

2. again

   Il gatto è scappato ancora.

   The cat has fled again.

   Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta

3. more

   Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè.

   If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.

   Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)

4. (after the adverb non) yet, not yet

   E non è ancora finita!

   We're not done yet!

   Synonyms: finora, sinora, fino ad ora, sino ad ora, per ora, a tutt'oggi

5. even

   Ancor(a) meglio che sia così!

   It's even better if it is so!

   Synonyms: addirittura, anche, perfino, persino, pure, finanche

• ancorché

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌn.ko.ra/, [ˈʌŋkorä]

• Stress: àncora
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

ancora f (plural ancore)

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

   Synonym: ormeggio

ancora

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

• arcano
• canora

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/, [ˈaŋ.kɔ.ra]

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)
2. (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

First declension.

• 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, 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

From Latin ancora.

• IPA^(key): [aŋˈkuro]

ancora f (plural ancoras)

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

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

ancora

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

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. Obsolete spelling of âncora

From ancoră +‎ -a.

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

1. to anchor

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat

ancora

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