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agora en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/ (Canada, UK, US)
  • /əˈɡɔː.ɹə/ (Canada, UK, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ăgʹə-rə (Canada, UK, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá)lbor. English agora Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Meanings

  1. A place for gathering.
    • The custom was to dance its length, moving from partner to masked partner all the way to the agora, the city’s gathering place. 2011 September 27, Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, →ISBN:
  2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
agoras Number=Plur lexicographic
agorai Number=Plur lexicographic
agorae Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

agorism · agoraphobia

Translations (17)

it agora (a place for gathering) · is markaðstorg (a marketplace) · es ágora (a marketplace) · pt ágora (a marketplace) · es ágora (a place for gathering) · fi tori (a marketplace) · is samkomustaður (a place for gathering) · ca àgora (a marketplace) · pl agora (a marketplace) · pl agora (a place for gathering) · grc ἀγορά (a marketplace) · grc ἀγορά (a place for gathering) · cs shromaždiště (a place for gathering) · fi agora (a marketplace) · fi kokouspaikka (a place for gathering) · it agora (a marketplace) · de Agora (a place for gathering)

agora en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • ă-g'ə-räʹ (UK)
  • /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Forms

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agoroth Number=Plur lexicographic
agorot Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

he אֲגוֹרָה (monetary unit or coin of Israel) · pl agora (monetary unit or coin of Israel)

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