# abra
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæbɹə/, /ˈɑːbɹə/
* Rhymes: -æbɹə, -ɑːbɹə

### Etymology 1

From Spanish abra. Doublet of haven.

#### Noun

abra (plural abras)
* a narrow mountain or mesa pass

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Emirati Gulf Arabic عَبْرَة (ʕabra).

#### Noun

abra (plural abras)
* a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai

##### Translations
### References

* Abra at the Phrontistery
* ↑ Robert Hendrickson, The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms

### Anagrams

* Raab, arab, ABAR, abar, Abar, arba, bara, Baar, Arab, raab

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since 1440. Borrowed from Old French havre, from Middle Dutch havene, from Proto-Germanic *habnō (“harvour, haven”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaβɾa̝]

#### Noun

abra f (plural abras)
* creek, inlet, bay
** 1440, Miguel González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 619:en todo o porto et abra desta dita uillain the whole harbor and bay of said town

##### Derived terms

* Abrela

#### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

abra
* inflection of abrir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Irish
### Verb

abra
* (archaic, Munster) present subjunctive analytic of abair
    Synonym: (standard) deire

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Latin
### Pronunciation 1

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.bra/, [ˈäbrä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.bra/, [ˈäːbrä]

#### Noun

abra f (genitive abrae); first declension
* maid
    Synonym: ancilla

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

### Pronunciation 2

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.braː/, [ˈäbräː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.bra/, [ˈäːbrä]

#### Noun

abrā f
* ablative singular of abra

### References

* abra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* abra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.bɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.bɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.bɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈa.bɾɐ/ [ˈa.βɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -abɾɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧bra

### Verb

abra
* inflection of abrir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabɾa/ [ˈa.β̞ɾa]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -abɾa
* Syllabification: a‧bra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French havre.

#### Noun

abra f (plural abras)
* small bay, inlet
* (Latin America) glade, clearing

##### Usage notes

* Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like abra take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el abra. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al abra, del abra.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un abra or una abra. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor abra, una buena abra.
* If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el abra única, un(a) abra buena.
* In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

##### Descendants

* → English: abra
* → Tagalog: abra

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

abra
* inflection of abrir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “abra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From English over.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈabɾa/, [ˈa̠bɾa̠], [ˈɑ̟bɾɑ̟]

### Preposition

abra
* over

### Verb

abra
* to cross (to go to the other side)
** 2011, Selectabeats, Kayente (lyrics and music), “Djoegoe Djoegoe”:Ei Selecta, mi granmama ben leri mi altèit, "no kosi kaiman fosi abra liba, boi".Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: "don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy"

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abra, from French havre.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔabɾa/ [ˈʔaː.bɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -abɾa
* Syllabification: a‧bra
* Homophone: Abra

### Noun

abra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇ) (geography)
* cove
    Synonym: bimbing
* gorge; precipice
    Synonyms: bangin, barangka, presipisyo

#### Related terms

* Abra

### Further reading

* “abra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 4

### Anagrams

* bara

## Turkish
### Noun

(regional, dialectal) abra (definite accusative abrayı, plural abralar)
* counterweight, makeweight
    Synonyms: dara, denge

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “abra”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu