# angora
## English
### Etymology

From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /æŋˈɡɔːɹə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

### Noun

angora (countable and uncountable, plural angoras)
* A Turkish Angora cat.
* A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
* A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).
* (countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
* (countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.

#### Derived terms

* angora goat
* angora rabbit
* angora wool

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Aragon, Arango, Argoan, arango, organa

## Esperanto
### Etymology

angoro +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [anˈɡora]
* Rhymes: -ora
* Hyphenation: an‧go‧ra

### Adjective

angora (accusative singular angoran, plural angoraj, accusative plural angorajn)
* distressed, anguished, of distress, of anguish
** (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7,
    Li ekamis tiun junan bolŝevikon, neniam angoran, ĉiam vivplenan, kun bolanta energio, kiu tiel frue perdis sian sanon.He had grown to love the young Bolshevik, who, never distressed, always full of life and bubbling with energy, had lost his health at such an early age.
** (Can we date this quote?), Elena Zaja, Antaŭparolo (Preface), in Fajron sentas mi interne by Ulrich Matthias,
    Tio ĝermigas ĉe ni la esperon, ke la abismo disiganta ilin de aliaj ne etendiĝas fatale, la angorajn nubojn eblas forblovi spite al la sorto per la fervoro kaj forta volo [...]This sparked in us the hope that the chasm that separated them from others was not fatally wide, that the clouds of anguish could be blown away, in spite of fate, by fervour and strong will

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Turkish Angora, the former name of Turkish capital Ankara

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑŋːo(ː)rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋːo̞(ː)rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋːorɑ
* Hyphenation: an‧go‧ra

### Noun

angora
* angora (hair of angora rabbit)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of angora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
angorani
angorani
accusative
nom.
angorani
angorani
gen.
angorani
genitive
angorani
angoroideni angoroitteni angoraini $^{rare}$
partitive
angoraani
angoroitani
inessive
angorassani
angoroissani
elative
angorastani
angoroistani
illative
angoraani
angoroihini
adessive
angorallani
angoroillani
ablative
angoraltani
angoroiltani
allative
angoralleni
angoroilleni
essive
angoranani
angoroinani
translative
angorakseni
angoroikseni
abessive
angorattani
angoroittani
instructive
comitative
—angoroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
angorasi
angorasi
accusative
nom.
angorasi
angorasi
gen.
angorasi
genitive
angorasi
angoroidesi angoroittesi angoraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
angoraasi
angoroitasi
inessive
angorassasi
angoroissasi
elative
angorastasi
angoroistasi
illative
angoraasi
angoroihisi
adessive
angorallasi
angoroillasi
ablative
angoraltasi
angoroiltasi
allative
angorallesi
angoroillesi
essive
angoranasi
angoroinasi
translative
angoraksesi
angoroiksesi
abessive
angorattasi
angoroittasi
instructive
comitative
—angoroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
angoramme
angoramme
accusative
nom.
angoramme
angoramme
gen.
angoramme
genitive
angoramme
angoroidemme angoroittemme angoraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
angoraamme
angoroitamme
inessive
angorassamme
angoroissamme
elative
angorastamme
angoroistamme
illative
angoraamme
angoroihimme
adessive
angorallamme
angoroillamme
ablative
angoraltamme
angoroiltamme
allative
angorallemme
angoroillemme
essive
angoranamme
angoroinamme
translative
angoraksemme
angoroiksemme
abessive
angorattamme
angoroittamme
instructive
comitative
—angoroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
angoranne
angoranne
accusative
nom.
angoranne
angoranne
gen.
angoranne
genitive
angoranne
angoroidenne angoroittenne angorainne $^{rare}$
partitive
angoraanne
angoroitanne
inessive
angorassanne
angoroissanne
elative
angorastanne
angoroistanne
illative
angoraanne
angoroihinne
adessive
angorallanne
angoroillanne
ablative
angoraltanne
angoroiltanne
allative
angorallenne
angoroillenne
essive
angorananne
angoroinanne
translative
angoraksenne
angoroiksenne
abessive
angorattanne
angoroittanne
instructive
comitative
—angoroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
angoransa
angoransa
accusative
nom.
angoransa
angoransa
gen.
angoransa
genitive
angoransa
angoroidensa angoroittensa angorainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
angoraansa
angoroitaan angoroitansa
inessive
angorassaan angorassansa
angoroissaan angoroissansa
elative
angorastaan angorastansa
angoroistaan angoroistansa
illative
angoraansa
angoroihinsa
adessive
angorallaan angorallansa
angoroillaan angoroillansa
ablative
angoraltaan angoraltansa
angoroiltaan angoroiltansa
allative
angoralleen angorallensa
angoroilleen angoroillensa
essive
angoranaan angoranansa
angoroinaan angoroinansa
translative
angorakseen angoraksensa
angoroikseen angoroiksensa
abessive
angorattaan angorattansa
angoroittaan angoroittansa
instructive
comitative
—angoroineen angoroinensa :

#### Synonyms

* angoravilla

#### Derived terms

* angorakani
* angorakaniini
* angorakissa
* angoralanka
* angorapusero
* angoravilla
* angoravuohi

### Further reading

* “angora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

From Angora, obsolete form of Ankara, the name of the capital of Turkey.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.ɡɔ.ʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

angora m (plural angora)
* angora (all senses)

### Further reading

* “angora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.