noun · femininefirst declension
ancora
ancora f (genitive ancorae)
Classical[ˈaŋ.kɔ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.ko.ra]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- feminineanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
- femininefigurativelyrefuge, support, hope
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ferrum quod nāvem in locō tenet; in aquam mittitur.ancora -ae f — in Mille Verba, Mare et Nāvēs
ferrum quod nāvem in locō tenetancora -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 2, 24
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ancora | ancorae anchorae |
| genitive | ancorae anchorae | ancorārum anchorārum |
| dative | ancorae anchorae | ancorīs anchorīs |
| accusative | ancoram anchoram | ancorās anchorās |
| ablative | ancorā | ancorīs anchorīs |
| vocative | ancora | ancorae anchorae |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ancoras iacere
- to drop anchor.
- ancoras tollere
- to weigh anchor.
- ad ancoras deligari
- to ride at anchor.
- ad ancoram consistere
- to ride at anchor.
- ancoram (ancoras) tollere
- to weigh anchor, sail.
- in ancoris esse, stare, consistere
- to ride at anchor.
- naves ad ancoras deligare (B. G. 4. 29)
- to make fast boats to anchors.
ancŏra, ae (not anchŏra), f. v. ango, = ἄγκῦρα,
I. an anchor.
I. A.. Lit.:
Ancora fundabat naves, Verg. A. 6, 3: jacere, to cast anchor, Caes. B. G. 4, 28; so, mittere, to let go, Vulg. Act. 27, 29: extendere, to put out, ib. ib. 27, 30: naves deligare ad ancoras, Caes. B. G. 4, 29: navem tenere in ancoris, Nep. Them. 8, 7: consistere ad ancoram, to lie at anchor, Caes. B. C. 3, 102: naves in ancoris constiterunt, id. ib. 3, 28 et saep.: solvere, to weigh anchor, Cic. Att. 1, 13; so, tollere, Caes. B. C. 1, 31; so Vulg. Act. 27, 40; also, in gen., to depart, go away, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 1: vellere, Liv. 22, 19: praecidere, to cut the cables, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34 al.—B. Trop., as a symbol of security, refuge, hope, support:
ancora jam nostram non tenet ulla ratem, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 42: ultima fessis ancora, Sil. 7, 24; cf.: spem, quam sicut ancoram habemus, Vulg. Heb. 6, 10.— II. Transf., an iron in the form of an anchor, Pall. 1, 40, 5.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ancora ae, f
, ἄγκυρα, an anchor: dente Ancora fundabat naves, V.: ancoram iacere, to cast anchor, Cs.: tenere navem in ancoris, N.: ad ancoram constitit, lay at anchor, Cs.: tollere, to weigh anchor, Cs.: praecidere, to cut the cables: alii resolutis oris in ancoras evehuntur, i. e. push against the anchors, L.—Fig.: ancora non tenet ulla ratem, O.
Origins
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. (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.
Descendants
- Italianancora
- Frenchancrefrom Old French ancre
- Romanianancoră
- Spanishancla
- Catalanàncora
- Englishancora
- Occitanancora
- Portugueseâncora
- Spanisháncora
- Asturianancla