tora
Aromanian
Etymology
From Greek τώρα (tóra, “now”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtora]
Adverb
tora
- now
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin phthora, from Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ɾa/
Noun
tora f (plural tores)
- aconite
- Synonym: acònit
Derived terms
- tora blanca
- tora blava
- tora groga
Further reading
- “tora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰoːɹa/
- Rhymes: -oːɹa
- Homophone: torað
Noun
tora f (genitive singular toru, uncountable)
- thunder
Declension
| Declension of tora (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| f1s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tora | toran |
| accusative | toru | toruna |
| dative | toru | toruni |
| genitive | toru | torunnar |
Derived terms
- toruljós
- torusláttur
- toruskýggj
- toruveður
Related terms
- ódnarveður
- ravmagn
- snarljós
- skýggj
- luft
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þora.
Verb
tora (third person singular past indicative tordi, third person plural past indicative tordu, supine torað, tort)
- To dare something.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of tora (group v-25-1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tora | |
| supine | torað/ tort | |
| participle (a6/a7)1 | torandi | toraður/ tordur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | tori | tordi |
| second singular | torir | tordi |
| third singular | torir | tordi |
| plural | tora | tordu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | tora! | |
| plural | torið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Synonyms
- vága
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tora, from Proto-Uralic *torɜ. Cognates include Erzya тюремс (tjurems, “to fight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtorɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞rɑ]
- Rhymes: -orɑ
- Syllabification(key): to‧ra
Noun
tora
- quarrel
Declension
| Inflection of tora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tora | torat | |
| genitive | toran | torien | |
| partitive | toraa | toria | |
| illative | toraan | toriin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tora | torat | |
| accusative | nom. | tora | torat |
| gen. | toran | ||
| genitive | toran | torien torainrare | |
| partitive | toraa | toria | |
| inessive | torassa | torissa | |
| elative | torasta | torista | |
| illative | toraan | toriin | |
| adessive | toralla | torilla | |
| ablative | toralta | torilta | |
| allative | toralle | torille | |
| essive | torana | torina | |
| translative | toraksi | toriksi | |
| instructive | — | torin | |
| abessive | toratta | toritta | |
| comitative | — | torineen | |
| Possessive forms of tora (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | torani | toramme |
| 2nd person | torasi | toranne |
| 3rd person | toransa | |
Synonyms
- eripura
- riita
- kiista
Related terms
- torahammas
- torailla
- torata
Anagrams
- Arto, Atro, arot, orat, raot
Japanese
Romanization
tora
- Rōmaji transcription of とら
- Rōmaji transcription of トラ
Karelian
Noun
tora
- battle
Ladino
Etymology
From Hebrew תּוֹרָה (torá).
Proper noun
tora (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling תורה)
- (Judaism) Torah
Further reading
- Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “torá”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
- Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “Torá”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 558
- Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000), “Tora”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 378
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þora.
Verb
tora (present tense torer or tør, past tense torde, supine tort)
- to dare
Usage notes
- This is a split infinitive verb.
Alternative forms
- tore (e-infinitive)
Etymology 2
From Biblical Hebrew תּוֹרָה (“instruction, law or teaching”).
Noun
tora m (definite singular toraen, indefinite plural toraer or toraar, definite plural toraene or toraane)
- Torah
Noun
tora f (definite singular tora, indefinite plural torer or toror, definite plural torene or torone)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of tore
- definite singular of tore
Verb
tora (present tense torar, past tense tora, past participle tora, passive infinitive torast, present participle torande, imperative tora/tor)
- alternative spelling of tore
Verb
tora (present tense torar, past tense tora, past participle tora, passive infinitive torast, present participle torande, imperative tora/tor)
- alternative spelling of tore
References
- “tora” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- orta, otra, rota, toar, troa
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From toro (“torus, tree ring”).
Noun
tora f (plural toras)
- (Brazil) log (cut and cleared trunk of a tree)
- Synonym: cepo
Verb
tora
- inflection of torar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
tora
- genitive singular of tor
Spanish
Noun
tora f (plural toras)
- (Honduras, Nicaragua) leatherback (species of sea turtle)
- Synonym: baula
Further reading
- “tora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Noun
tora
- dative singular of tor
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tora, from Proto-Uralic *torɜ. Cognates include Finnish tora.
Noun
tora
- fight, scuffle
- battle
Inflection
| Inflection of tora (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | tora | ||
| genitive sing. | toran | ||
| partitive sing. | torad | ||
| partitive plur. | torid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tora | torad | |
| accusative | toran | torad | |
| genitive | toran | toriden | |
| partitive | torad | torid | |
| essive-instructive | toran | torin | |
| translative | toraks | torikš | |
| inessive | toras | toriš | |
| elative | toraspäi | torišpäi | |
| illative | toraha | torihe | |
| adessive | toral | toril | |
| ablative | toralpäi | torilpäi | |
| allative | torale | torile | |
| abessive | torata | torita | |
| comitative | toranke | toridenke | |
| prolative | toradme | toridme | |
| approximative I | toranno | toridenno | |
| approximative II | torannoks | toridennoks | |
| egressive | torannopäi | toridennopäi | |
| terminative I | torahasai | torihesai | |
| terminative II | toralesai | torilesai | |
| terminative III | torassai | — | |
| additive I | torahapäi | torihepäi | |
| additive II | toralepäi | torilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “битва, драка, рукопашная, свалка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika