gora
See also: Gora, goră, göra, góra, górą, gōra, gor'a, and Góra
English
Alternative forms
- gori, gaura
Etymology
From Hindi गोरा (gorā, “fair”).
Noun
gora (plural goras)
- (India, Pakistan, British, Turkish) A white person.
Derived terms
- gora complex
References
- “gora”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “gora”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- gora in A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms; Ted Duckworth.
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “gora”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Anagrams
- Argo, Garo, Goar, Rago, agro, agro-, goar
Baatonum
Gora
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡō.rā/
Noun
gora (plural gori, focus gora, plural focus goriya)
- brown horse; ginger horse
Related terms
- duma
Balinese
Romanization
gora
- Romanization of ᬕᭀᬭ
- Romanization of ᬖᭀᬭ
Basque
Etymology
From an earlier form goira (still in use in Biscayan), from goi (“up, high”) + -ra (allative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɾa/, [ɡo̞.ɾa]
Adverb
gora (comparative gorago, superlative goren, excessive goregi)
- up
Interjection
gora
- long live
References
- “goi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "gora" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gora” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish gorra.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gora
- a baseball cap
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish gorra.
Noun
gora
- bonnet, cap
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Lombardic wer (“dam, weir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: gò‧ra
Noun
gora f (plural gore)
- canal (for irrigation)
- mill race
Anagrams
- Argo, agro, agro-, argo, roga
Lower Sorbian
Noun
gora f
- Superseded spelling of góra.
Declension
Declension of gora
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gora | gorje | gory |
| Genitive | gory | gorowu | gorow |
| Dative | gorje | goroma | goram |
| Accusative | goru | gorje | gory |
| Instrumental | goru | goroma | gorami |
| Locative | gorje | goroma | gorach |
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkora/
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorrat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Nyishi
Etymology
Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).
Noun
gora
- horse
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language, Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Portuguese
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Slovene gora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǒra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gòra f (Cyrillic spelling го̀ра)
- mountain
- (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
- (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
Declension
Declension of gora
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gòra | gore |
| genitive | gore | górā |
| dative | gori | gorama |
| accusative | goru | gore |
| vocative | gȍro | gore |
| locative | gori | gorama |
| instrumental | gorom | gorama |
Derived terms
- gòrskī
- gore
See also
- brijeg
- planina
- brdo
- hrib
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̀ːra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
góra f
- (geography) mountain
- (geography) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
- Šel je v goro po hlode. ― He went to the woods to get logs. (literally, “He went to the woods for logs.”)
- (regional) vineyard
- (colloquial) heap, pile, mountain (a large mass of something)
- cela gora smeti ― a whole heap of rubbish
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | gôra | ||
| gen. sing. | gôre | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | gôra | gôri | gôre |
| accusative | gôro | gôri | gôre |
| genitive | gôre | gôr | gôr |
| dative | gôri | gôrama | gôram |
| locative | gôri | gôrah | gôrah |
| instrumental | gôro | gôrama | gôrami |
| Feminine, a-stem, mobile accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | gôra | ||
| gen. sing. | goré | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | gôra | goré | goré |
| accusative | goró | goré | goré |
| genitive | goré | gorá | gorá |
| dative | gôri | goráma | goràm |
| locative | gôri | goràh | goràh |
| instrumental | goró | goráma | gorámi |
Derived terms
- gọ̑rnji
- gór
- zgóraj
Further reading
- “gora”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran