# гора
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *goře. Related to гарэ́ць (harécʹ, “to burn, to be consumed by fire”). Cognates include Russian го́ре (góre), Ukrainian го́ре (hóre).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɣora]
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### Noun

го́ра • (hóra) n inan (genitive го́ра, uncountable)
* (uncountable) grief, distress, sadness
* (uncountable) trouble
* (uncountable) misfortune, disaster

#### Declension
### References

* “гора” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡoˈra]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

гора́ • (gorá) f (relational adjective го́рски, diminutive гори́ца or гори́чка)
* wood, forest, woods
* (obsolete, used in names) mountain
    Synonym: планина́ (planiná)
    Сре́дна гора́ ― Srédna gorá ― Sredna Gora (literally, “Middle Mountain”)

#### Declension
### References

* “гора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “гора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Anagrams

* агро- (agro-), арго (argo)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɔɾa]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: го‧ра

### Noun

гора • (gora) f (plural гори, relational adjective горски, diminutive горичка or горица)
* forest
    Synonym: шума f (šuma)
* (archaic) mountain
    Synonym: планина f (planina)

#### Derived terms

* Гора f (Gora)
* горица f (gorica)
* горичка f (gorička)
* горјанин m (gorjanin)
* горјанка f (gorjanka)
* горјански (gorjanski)
* горски (gorski)
* подгорјанин m (podgorjanin)
* подгорјанка f (podgorjanka)
* подгорје n (podgorje)
* предгорје n (predgorje)
* развигор m (razvigor)
* развигора f (razvigora)
* развигорец m (razvigorec)
* развигорче n (razvigorče)
* Скопска Црна Гора f (Skopska Crna Gora)
* Црна Гора f (Crna Gora)

#### Related terms

* горе (gore)
* горе-долу (gore-dolu)
* горедолу (goredolu)
* горен (goren)
* згора (zgora)
* нагоре (nagore)
* нагорен (nagoren)
* нагорнина f (nagornina)
* нагорница f (nagornica)
* најгоре (najgore)
* наугоре (naugore)
* наугорен (naugoren)
* наугорниште n (naugornište)
* одгоре (odgore)
* одозгора (odozgora)
* озгора (ozgora)
* погоре (pogore)
* пругоре (prugore)
* пругорен (prugoren)
* пругорнина f (prugornina)
* пругорница f (prugornica)
* пругорниште n (prugornište)
* угоре (ugore)
* угоре-удолу (ugore-udolu)
* угорен (ugoren)
* угорнина f (ugornina)
* угорнинка f (ugorninka)
* угорница f (ugornica)
* угорничав (ugorničav)
* угорничиште n (ugorničište)
* угорниште n (ugornište)

### References

* “гора” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Old Church Slavonic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Noun

гора • (gora) f
* mountain
** from Vita Methodii, 0700300-0700310:
    а тꙑ любиши гороу вельми, то не мози горꙑ ради оставити оучениꙗ своѥго, паче бо можеши кꙑмь съпасенъ бꙑти.a ty ljubiši goru velĭmi, to ne mozi gory radi ostaviti učenija svojego, pače bo možeši kymĭ sŭpasenŭ byti.Though you have great love for the mountain, still leave not your teaching for the mountain’s sake, for you can sooner be saved through it.

#### Derived terms

* горьнъ (gorĭnŭ)
* горьнь (gorĭnĭ)
* горьши (gorĭši)
* горѣ (gorě)

### References

* Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

## Old East Slavic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɔˈrɑ/→/ɡɔˈra/→/ɡɔˈra/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /ɡɔˈrɑ/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /ɡɔˈra/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /ɡɔˈra/
* Hyphenation: го‧ра

### Noun

гора (gora) f
* mountain

#### Declension
## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak hora, from Proto-Slavic *gora. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn гора́ (horá) and Slovak hora.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦɔra]
* Rhymes: -ɔra
* Hyphenation: го‧ра

### Noun

гора (hora) f (related adjective горски)
* mountain
    за седем горами ― za sedem horami ― very far (literally, “beyond seven mountains”)

#### Related terms

* горнї (hornji)
* горе (hore)
* горец m pers (horec)
* горяк m pers (horjak)
* загорє n (zahorje)
* медзигорє n (medzihorje)
* подгорє n (podhorje)
* предгорє n (predhorje)
* пригорє n (prihorje)
* горе (hore)
* Горняк m pers (Hornjak)
* Чарна Гора f (Čarna Hora)

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “гора”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “mountain”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 184

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡɐˈra]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

гора́ • (gorá) f inan (genitive горы́, nominative plural го́ры, genitive plural гор, relational adjective го́рный or го́рский, diminutive го́рка)
* mountain
    в го́ру ― v góru ― uphill
    по́д гору ― pód goru ― downhill
* heap, pile

#### Related terms

* го́рец (górec)
* гори́стый (gorístyj)
* наго́рный (nagórnyj)
* на-гора́ (na-gorá)
* плоского́рье (ploskogórʹje)
* предго́рье (predgórʹje)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡǒra/
* Hyphenation: го‧ра

### Noun

го̀ра f (Latin spelling gòra)
* mountain
* (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
* (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)

#### Derived terms

* го̀рскӣ

### Further reading

* “гора”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian *гора f (*hora, “a mountain”), from Old East Slavic гора f (gora, “a mountain”), from Proto-Slavic *gorà f (“a mountain”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ f (“a forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷorH-eh₂.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɦɔˈra]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: го‧ра́

### Noun

гора́ • (horá) f inan (genitive гори́, nominative plural го́ри, genitive plural гір, relational adjective гірни́й or гірськи́й or горови́й, diminutive гі́рка)
* mountain

#### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гора”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “гора”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)