# agora
## English
### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA: /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)
* A place for gathering.
** 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place.
* A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

##### Related terms

* agoraphobia
* agorism

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה (agorá), from the root א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r, “forming words relating to hoarding and storing”).

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: ă-g'ə-räʹ, IPA: /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

agora (plural agorot or agoroth)
* (numismatics) Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

##### Translations
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡoɾa/
* Rhymes: -oɾa
* Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

### Adverb

agora
* now

## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* abora

### Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -oɾa
* Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

### Adverb

agora
* now

## Danish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Pronunciation

IPA: [aɡoˈʁɑˀ], [ˈæˀɡoʁɑ]

### Noun

agora c (singular definite agoraen, plural indefinite agoraer)
* agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

#### Declension
### References

* “agora” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡorɑ
* Hyphenation: ago‧ra

### Noun

agora
* agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agorani
agorani
accusative
nom.
agorani
agorani
gen.
agorani
genitive
agorani
agoroideni agoroitteni agoraini $^{rare}$
partitive
agoraani
agoroitani
inessive
agorassani
agoroissani
elative
agorastani
agoroistani
illative
agoraani
agoroihini
adessive
agorallani
agoroillani
ablative
agoraltani
agoroiltani
allative
agoralleni
agoroilleni
essive
agoranani
agoroinani
translative
agorakseni
agoroikseni
abessive
agorattani
agoroittani
instructive
comitative
—agoroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agorasi
agorasi
accusative
nom.
agorasi
agorasi
gen.
agorasi
genitive
agorasi
agoroidesi agoroittesi agoraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
agoraasi
agoroitasi
inessive
agorassasi
agoroissasi
elative
agorastasi
agoroistasi
illative
agoraasi
agoroihisi
adessive
agorallasi
agoroillasi
ablative
agoraltasi
agoroiltasi
allative
agorallesi
agoroillesi
essive
agoranasi
agoroinasi
translative
agoraksesi
agoroiksesi
abessive
agorattasi
agoroittasi
instructive
comitative
—agoroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agoramme
agoramme
accusative
nom.
agoramme
agoramme
gen.
agoramme
genitive
agoramme
agoroidemme agoroittemme agoraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
agoraamme
agoroitamme
inessive
agorassamme
agoroissamme
elative
agorastamme
agoroistamme
illative
agoraamme
agoroihimme
adessive
agorallamme
agoroillamme
ablative
agoraltamme
agoroiltamme
allative
agorallemme
agoroillemme
essive
agoranamme
agoroinamme
translative
agoraksemme
agoroiksemme
abessive
agorattamme
agoroittamme
instructive
comitative
—agoroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agoranne
agoranne
accusative
nom.
agoranne
agoranne
gen.
agoranne
genitive
agoranne
agoroidenne agoroittenne agorainne $^{rare}$
partitive
agoraanne
agoroitanne
inessive
agorassanne
agoroissanne
elative
agorastanne
agoroistanne
illative
agoraanne
agoroihinne
adessive
agorallanne
agoroillanne
ablative
agoraltanne
agoroiltanne
allative
agorallenne
agoroillenne
essive
agorananne
agoroinanne
translative
agoraksenne
agoroiksenne
abessive
agorattanne
agoroittanne
instructive
comitative
—agoroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agoransa
agoransa
accusative
nom.
agoransa
agoransa
gen.
agoransa
genitive
agoransa
agoroidensa agoroittensa agorainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
agoraansa
agoroitaan agoroitansa
inessive
agorassaan agorassansa
agoroissaan agoroissansa
elative
agorastaan agorastansa
agoroistaan agoroistansa
illative
agoraansa
agoroihinsa
adessive
agorallaan agorallansa
agoroillaan agoroillansa
ablative
agoraltaan agoraltansa
agoroiltaan agoroiltansa
allative
agoralleen agorallensa
agoroilleen agoroillensa
essive
agoranaan agoranansa
agoroinaan agoroinansa
translative
agorakseen agoraksensa
agoroikseen agoroiksensa
abessive
agorattaan agorattansa
agoroittaan agoroittansa
instructive
comitative
—agoroineen agoroinensa :

## French
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agora f (plural agoras)
* agora

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōra. Compare Portuguese agora.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡoɾa/ [ɑˈɣ̞o.ɾɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /aˈɡoɾa/ [ɑˈɣ̞o.ɾɐ]
* IPA: (gheada) /aˈħoɾa/ [ɑˈħo.ɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -oɾa
* Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

### Adverb

agora
* now (at this time)
* now (used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke)
    É bo. Agora, non é listo ― He's good. Now, he's not clever

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agora”, 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), “agora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Further reading

* “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /aˈɡora/ [aˈɡo.ra]
* Rhymes: -ora
* Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

### Noun

agora (plural agora-agora)
* agora:
** a place for gathering.
** a marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

#### Related terms

* agorafobia

### Further reading

* “agora” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ladino
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Spain):(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish agora (“now”), from Latin hāc hōrā.

#### Adverb

agora (Hebrew spelling אגורה)
* now (presently)
    Coordinate terms: imediatamente, ya
** 2006, Dr. Avner Perez, Agua Fuego i Amor: Gazeles i Kantes Mistikos de los Sabetaistas‎, מכון מעלה אדומים לתיוד השפה הספניולית ותרבותה בשיתוף עם מרכז משה דוד גאון לתרבות הלאדינו, →ISBN:Solias de tener kolores i agora estas demudadaYou used to have colours and now you have changed.

##### Alternative forms

* aguera, ahora, aora

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

#### Noun

agora f (Hebrew spelling אגורה)
* market square (especially one dealing food)
** 1997, Aki Yerushalayim‎, numbers 56–58, page 55:En otro blok del kampo agora 'sta morando.The market square resides on another block of the camp.

#### References

* 1 2 “agora”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Latin
### Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäɡɔrä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.ɡo.ra/, [ˈäːɡorä]

### Noun

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension
* agora

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Related terms

* agorānomus

### References

* “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
* “agora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “agora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
* “agora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Macanese
### Etymology

From Portuguese agora.

### Adverb

agora
* now
    Agora sezâ alta.The sun is high now.

### Conjunction

agora
* (rare, possibly archaic) since
    Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.Since he left, his mom has been happier.
* (rare, possibly archaic) on the other hand; while
    Io sâm remana, agora io irmam sâm adap.I am rich, while my brother’s hard for cash.

#### Usage notes

* In modern Macanese, usages beyond "now" are extremely rare if not archaic, likely due to Portuguese influence.

## Mirandese
### Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

### Adverb

agora
* now

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* agor'

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā. Cognate with Old Spanish agora.

### Adverb

agora
* now
** 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)
    diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deusFor God's sake, tell me now

#### Synonyms

* ora

#### Descendants

* Fala: agora
* Galician: agora
* Portuguese: agora (see there for further descendants)

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡoɾa/

### Adverb

agora
* now
** betw. 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1269:Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelantWe have riches now; we shall have more later on.

#### Descendants

* Spanish: ahora, agora (obsolete or dialectal)
* Ladino: agora, aguera, ahora, aora

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡɔ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔra
* Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

#### Noun

agora f
* (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)
    Hypernym: plac
* (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)
    Hypernym: zgromadzenie
* (formal) assembly, conference, summit (meeting for discussing serious issues)
    Hypernym: spotkanie
* (formal) summit (place for having a serious meeting)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.

#### Noun

agora f
* agora (currency of Israel)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* agora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* agora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈɡɔ.ɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/ [ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

### Adverb

agora (not comparable)
* now; right now (at the present time)
    Synonyms: já, agora mesmo
    Agora vou embora.Now I will leave.
* now; any more (differently from the past)
    Synonym: mais
    Agora (eu) não gosto de ler.Now I don’t like reading.
** 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 434:O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.Harry's heart was beating quickly now.
* just now (very recently)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco
    Ele disse/falou isso agora.He said that just now.
* this (in the current or next [date])
    Synonym: neste
    Eu volto para casa sexta-feira agora.I’m going back home this Friday.

#### Derived terms

* agora mesmo
* agora ou nunca
* agora que
* agorinha
* de agora
* de agora em diante
* por agora

#### Descendants

* Macau Pidgin Portuguese: 亞哥立, 亞哥邏
* ⇒ Papiamentu: awor
* → Tetum: agora

### Conjunction

agora
* on the other hand; whereas; while (introduces an example that is the opposite of the previous example)
    Synonyms: já, por outro lado, enquanto
    Eu leio um livro todos os meses, agora (os) meus amigos não leem nem um por ano.I read one book every month; my friends, on the other hand, don’t even read one per year.
* (familiar, introducing various clauses) sometimes … sometimes
    Synonyms: às vezes … às vezes/outras vezes, ora … ora
    Agora comemos carne, agora comemos salada.Sometimes we eat meat, sometimes we eat salad.

### Noun

agora m (plural agoras)
* now (the present time)
    Synonym: presente

### Further reading

* “agora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “agora”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agora, from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Noun

agora f (uncountable)
* agora

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -oɾa
* Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

### Adverb

agora
* (obsolete or dialectal) see the standard form ahora

#### Usage notes

* According to Coromines and Pascual, in use in writing until the 17th century, and it remains in use to this day in various less prestigious dialects.

### Further reading

* Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 387-388
* “agora”, 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

## Tetum
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese agora.

### Adverb

agora
* now

## Turkish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

### Noun

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)
* agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
agora
agoralar
definite accusative
agorayı
agoraları
dative
agoraya
agoralara
locative
agorada
agoralarda
ablative
agoradan
agoralardan
genitive
agoranın
agoraların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
agoram
agoralarım
2nd singular
agoran
agoraların
3rd singular
agorası
agoraları
1st plural
agoramız
agoralarımız
2nd plural
agoranız
agoralarınız
3rd plural
agoraları
agoraları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
agoramı
agoralarımı
2nd singular
agoranı
agoralarını
3rd singular
agorasını
agoralarını
1st plural
agoramızı
agoralarımızı
2nd plural
agoranızı
agoralarınızı
3rd plural
agoralarını
agoralarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
agorama
agoralarıma
2nd singular
agorana
agoralarına
3rd singular
agorasına
agoralarına
1st plural
agoramıza
agoralarımıza
2nd plural
agoranıza
agoralarınıza
3rd plural
agoralarına
agoralarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
agoramda
agoralarımda
2nd singular
agoranda
agoralarında
3rd singular
agorasında
agoralarında
1st plural
agoramızda
agoralarımızda
2nd plural
agoranızda
agoralarınızda
3rd plural
agoralarında
agoralarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
agoramdan
agoralarımdan
2nd singular
agorandan
agoralarından
3rd singular
agorasından
agoralarından
1st plural
agoramızdan
agoralarımızdan
2nd plural
agoranızdan
agoralarınızdan
3rd plural
agoralarından
agoralarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
agoramın
agoralarımın
2nd singular
agoranın
agoralarının
3rd singular
agorasının
agoralarının
1st plural
agoramızın
agoralarımızın
2nd plural
agoranızın
agoralarınızın
3rd plural
agoralarının
agoralarının :

### References

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

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /aˈɡɔra/
* (South Wales) IPA: /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/
* Rhymes: -ɔra

### Verb

agora
* inflection of agor:
** third-person singular present indicative/future literary
** second-person singular imperative colloquial

### Mutation

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