Ara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Translingual

Etymology

From Old Tupi ará (macaw).

Proper noun

Ara m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

English

Etymology 1

From Latin āra (altar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ɹə/, /ˈɛɹ.ə/

Proper noun

Ara

  1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.
  2. A barangay of Benito Soliven, Isabela, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Andabuen, Ara, Balliao, Binogtungan, Capuseran, Dagupan, Danipa, District I, District II, Gomez, Guilingan, La Salette, Lucban, Makindol, Maluno Norte, Maluno Sur, Nacalma, New Magsaysay, Placer, Punit, San Carlos, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Sevillana, Sinipit, Villaluz, Yeban Norte, Yeban Surbarangays of Benito Soliven
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Armenian Արա (Ara).

Proper noun

Ara

  1. A male given name from Armenian.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Ara (plural Aras)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ara is the 26949th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 900 individuals. Ara is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (59.67%), Hispanic/Latino (19.68%) and White (16.44%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Eskayan

Noun

Ara

  1. God

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ara (Duden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ara m (strong, genitive Aras, plural Aras)

  1. macaw

Declension

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • Ara” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ara” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ara” in Duden online
  • Ara on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːra/
  • Rhymes: -aːra
  • Homophone: ara

Proper noun

Ara m

  1. accusative of Ari
    Ég þekki Ara vel.
    I know Ari well.
  2. dative of Ari
    Hvað ætti ég að gefa Ara í afmælisgjöf?
    What should I give Ari for his birthday?
  3. genitive of Ari
    Ég held að ég fari til Ara.
    I think I’ll go to Ari.

Proper noun

Ara f (proper noun, genitive singular Öru)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Ara (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Ara
accusative Öru
dative Öru
genitive Öru

Spanish

Proper noun

Ara ?

  1. (astronomy) Ara (constellation)