agora

See also: Agora, ágora, agorá, agorà, agorą, אגורה, αγορά, and ἀγορά

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English

Etymology 1

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).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, Canada) enPR: ăgʹə-rə, IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/, /əˈɡɔː.ɹə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

agora (plural agorae or agorai or agoras)

1. 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.

2. A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

Related terms

• agoraphobia
• agorism

Translations

a place for gathering

• Czech: shromaždiště (cs) n
• Finnish: kokouspaikka
• German: Agora (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἀγορά f (agorá)

• Icelandic: samkomustaður m
• Italian: agora (it) f
• Polish: agora (pl) f
• Spanish: ágora (es)

a marketplace

• Catalan: àgora (ca) f
• Finnish: tori (fi), agora (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἀγορά f (agorá)

• Icelandic: markaðstorg (is) n
• Italian: agora (it) f
• Polish: agora (pl) f
• Portuguese: ágora (pt) f
• Spanish: ágora (es)

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^(key): /ˌæɡ.əˈɹɑː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

agora (plural agorot or agoroth)

2. (numismatics) Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.

Translations

monetary unit or coin of Israel

• Hebrew: אֲגוֹרָה (he) f
• Polish: agora (pl) f

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra
• Rhymes: -oɾa

Adverb

agora

1. now

Asturian

Alternative forms

• abora (Ayer)
• agoa, agoá (Sobrescobiu)
• aguá (Llena)
• ara (Llangréu)

Etymology

From Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɣoɾa/ [aˈɣo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora

1. now

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish agora (“now”).

Pronunciation

• (Chabacano Ternateño) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡoɾa/ [ʔa.ˈɡo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -a, -ɾa, -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora

1. (Ternateño) now

   Synonyms: (Caviteño) ora, (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) ahora

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɡoˈʁɑˀ], [ˈæˀɡoʁɑ]

Noun

agora c (singular definite agoraen, plural indefinite agoraer)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Declension of agora

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	agora	agoraen	agoraer	agoraerne
genitive	agoras	agoraens	agoraers	agoraernes

References

• “agora” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡorɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧go‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ago‧ra

Noun

agora

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Inflection of agora (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		agora	agorat
genitive		agoran	agoroiden agoroitten
partitive		agoraa	agoroita
illative		agoraan	agoroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		agora	agorat
accusative	nom.	agora	agorat
	gen.	agoran
genitive		agoran	agoroiden agoroitten agorain rare
partitive		agoraa	agoroita
inessive		agorassa	agoroissa
elative		agorasta	agoroista
illative		agoraan	agoroihin
adessive		agoralla	agoroilla
ablative		agoralta	agoroilta
allative		agoralle	agoroille
essive		agorana	agoroina
translative		agoraksi	agoroiksi
abessive		agoratta	agoroitta
instructive		—	agoroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɔ.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

agora f (plural agoras)

1. 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^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [ɑˈɣ̞o.ɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aˈɡoɾa/ [ɑˈɣ̞o.ɾɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aˈħoɾa/ [ɑˈħo.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora

1. now (at this time)
2. 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

• “agora”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “agora”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “agora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “agora”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (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

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

agora (plural agora-agora)

1. agora; a marketplace, especially in Classical Greece

Related terms

• agorafobia

Further reading

• “agora”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ladino

Pronunciation

• Audio (Spain):

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Etymology 1

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

Adverb

agora (Hebrew spelling אגורה)

1. now (presently)

   Coordinate terms: imediatamente, ya

   • 2006, Dr. Avner Perez, Agua Fuego i Amor: Gazeles i Kantes Mistikos de los Sabetaistas‎^[1], מכון מעלה אדומים לתיוד השפה הספניולית ותרבותה בשיתוף עם מרכז משה דוד גאון לתרבות הלאדינו, →ISBN:

     Solias de tener kolores i agora estas demudada

     You 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)

1. market square (especially one dealing food)
   • 1997, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[2], numbers 56–58, page 55:

     En otro blok del kampo agora 'sta morando.

     The market square resides on another block of the camp.

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɡɔ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ɡo.ra]

Noun

agora f (genitive agorae); first declension

1. agora

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	agora	agorae
genitive	agorae	agorārum
dative	agorae	agorīs
accusative	agoram	agorās
ablative	agorā	agorīs
vocative	agora	agorae

Related terms

• agorānomus

References

• “agora”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[3]
• “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

1. now

   Agora sezâ alta.

   The sun is high now.

Conjunction

agora

1. (rare, possibly archaic) since

   Agora ele sai, sua mai sâm mais feliçata.

   Since he left, his mom has been happier.

2. (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

1. now

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agor'

Etymology

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

Adverb

agora

1. now
   • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Estêvão Travanca, A 185: Pois m'en'tal coita ten Amor (facsimile)

     diꝣede mi agoꝛa poꝛ deus

     For God's sake, tell me now

Synonyms

• ora

Descendants

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

Old Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰo

Proto-Italic *ho

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Italic *ke

Proto-Italic *hoke

Latin hec

Latin hic

Latin hāc

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥

Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor.

Latin hōrā

Old Spanish agora

Inherited from Latin hāc hōrā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/

Adverb

agora

1. now
   • betw. 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1269:

     Agora auemos riq͠za mas auremos adelant

     We have riches now; we shall have more later on.

Descendants

• Ladino: agora, aguera, ahora, aora
• Spanish: ahora, agora (obsolete or rustic)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂

Proto-Hellenic *agorā́

Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá)lbor.

Polish agora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Noun

agora f

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

   Hypernym: plac

2. (Ancient Greece, historical) agora (gathering of people in an agora)

   Hypernym: zgromadzenie

3. (formal) assembly, conference, summit (meeting for discussing serious issues)

   Hypernym: spotkanie

4. (formal) summit (place for having a serious meeting)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲגוֹרָה.

Noun

agora f

1. agora (currency of Israel)

Declension

Declension of agora

	singular	plural
nominative	agora	agory
genitive	agory	agor
dative	agorze	agorom
accusative	agorę	agory
instrumental	agorą	agorami
locative	agorze	agorach
vocative	agoro	agory

Further reading

• “agora”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “agora”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese agora, from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Galician agora and Spanish ahora. To a lesser extent, compare also Italian ora and Old French ore.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/ [ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/ [ɐˈɣɔ.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡɔ.ɾɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (São Paulo)):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora (not comparable)

2. now; right now (at the present time)

   Synonyms: já, agora mesmo

   Agora vou embora.

   Now I will leave.

4. 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.

6. just now (very recently)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) agorinha, agora há pouco

   Ele disse/falou isso agora.

   He said that just now.

8. 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

1. 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.

2. (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)

1. now (the present time)

   Synonym: presente

Further reading

• “agora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “agora”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “agora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “agora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

agora f (uncountable)

1. agora

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	agora	agoraua
genitive-dative	—	-i
vocative	—

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish agora, from Latin hāc hōrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡoɾa/ [aˈɣ̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧go‧ra

Adverb

agora

1. (obsolete or rustic) alternative form of 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.

Conjunction

agora... agora...

1. archaic form of ahora

Further reading

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “hora”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[6] (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tetum

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese agora.

Adverb

agora

1. now

Turkish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá).

Noun

agora (definite accusative agorayı, plural agoralar)

1. agora (marketplace in Classical Greece)

Declension

Declension of agora

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^(key): /aˈɡɔra/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈɡoːra/, /aˈɡɔra/
• Rhymes: -ɔra

Verb

agora

1. inflection of agor:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future literary
   2. second-person singular imperative colloquial

Mutation

Mutated forms of agora

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
agora	unchanged	unchanged	hagora

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