# ancora
## English
### Etymology

From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

### Noun

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

## Catalan
### Verb

ancora
* inflection of ancorar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Galician
### Verb

ancora
* inflection of ancorar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Interlingua
### Noun

ancora (plural ancoras)
* 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: /anˈko.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ora
* Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

#### Adverb

ancora
* still
    Synonym: tuttora
    Lavora ancora come barista. ― She still works as a bartender.
* again
    Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta
    Il gatto è scappato ancora. ― The cat has fled again.
* more
    Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)
    Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. ― If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.
* (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!
* 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: /ˈan.ko.ra/
* Rhymes: -ankora
* Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

#### Noun

ancora f (plural ancore)
* (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: /ˈan.ko.ra/
* Rhymes: -ankora
* Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

#### Verb

ancora
* inflection of ancorare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* 1 2 3 ancora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### 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
### Etymology

Either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension
* anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
* (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### 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, 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: /aŋˈku.rɒ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)
* anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐ̃ˈkɔ.ɾɐ/

#### Verb

ancora
* inflection of ancorar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

ancora f (plural ancoras)
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of âncora.

## Romanian
### Etymology

From ancoră +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.koˈra/

### Verb

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

#### Related terms

* ancorabil
* ancorare
* ancorat

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Verb

ancora
* inflection of ancorar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative