ancora

From Latin ancora. Doublet of anchor and anker.

ancora (plural ancorae)

1. (palaeography) Either of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

ancora (plural ancoras)

1. anchor

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *hancōra, probably from Late Latin in hanc hōram (“until this hour”). Compare French encore, Occitan and Catalan encara.

• ancor (apocopic)

• IPA^(key): /anˈko.ra/^[1]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: an‧có‧ra

ancora

1. still

   Synonym: tuttora

   Lavora ancora come barista. ― She still works as a bartender.

2. again

   Synonyms: di nuovo, nuovamente, un'altra volta

   Il gatto è scappato ancora. ― The cat has fled again.

3. more

   Synonyms: ulteriormente, (di) più, altro (adjective), ulteriore (adjective)

   Se possibile, vorrei ancora caffè. ― If it's possible, I'd like some more coffee.

4. (after the adverb non) yet, not yet

   Synonyms: finora, sinora, fino ad ora, sino ad ora, per ora, a tutt'oggi

   E non è ancora finita! ― We're not done yet!

5. even

   Synonyms: addirittura, anche, perfino, persino, pure, finanche

   Ancor(a) meglio che sia così! ― It's even better if it is so!

• ancorché

Inherited from Latin ancora, possibly from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

ancora f (plural ancore)

1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)

   Synonym: ormeggio

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.ko.ra/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ankora
• Hyphenation: àn‧co‧ra

ancora

1. inflection of ancorare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• ancora in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• ancora in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• ancora in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• ancora in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Carano, anarco-, arcano, canora, racano

This word is either cognate with or, more likely, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră). A derivation from *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”), whence also Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos), is supported by the OED.^[1] (with the presumed reconstruction being *h₂enk-ur-ya-) but is challenged by Beekes, taking the word as Pre-Greek due to the suffix -ῡρα (-ūra) (usually associated with Pre-Greek substrate words. Compare γέφῡρᾰ (géphūră, “dam, dike”) and γόργῡρα (górgūra, “underground sewer”)) being present.^[2]

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.kɔ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaŋ.ko.ra]

ancora f (genitive ancorae); first declension

1. anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
2. (figuratively) refuge, support, hope

First-declension noun.

• “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ancora”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ancora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to weigh anchor, sail: ancoram (ancoras) tollere
    
  • to drop anchor: ancoras iacere
    
  • to weigh anchor: ancoras tollere
    
  • to make fast boats to anchors: naves ad ancoras deligare (B. G. 4. 29)
    
  • to ride at anchor: ad ancoram consistere
    
  • to ride at anchor: ad ancoras deligari
    
  • to ride at anchor: in ancoris esse, stare, consistere
    
• “ancora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ancora”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

From Latin ancora.

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈku.rɒ/

• Audio:

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ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

ancora f (plural ancoras)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of âncora.

From ancoră +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /an.koˈra/

a ancora (third-person singular present ancorează, past participle ancorat) 1st conjugation

1. to anchor

• ancorabil
• ancorare
• ancorat

• “ancora”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

ancora

1. inflection of ancorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative