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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ora.

shore, coast;

3 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈoː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra]

  1. border, rim, frontier, limit, edge

    declension-1

  2. coast, coastline, seacoast, shoreline

    declension-1

  3. region, country

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Possibly related to Hittite 𒅕𒄩𒀸 (er-ḫa-aš /⁠erḫaš⁠/, “line, boundary”), Latvian āra, perhaps all from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (“border, line”).

noun[ˈoː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra][ˈoː.raː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra]

  1. ablative singular of ōra

    ablative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Possibly related to Hittite 𒅕𒄩𒀸 (er-ḫa-aš /⁠erḫaš⁠/, “line, boundary”), Latvian āra, perhaps all from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₂- (“border, line”).

noun[ˈoː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ōs

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun[ˈoː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ōrum

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb[ˈoː.raː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.ra]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of ōrō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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