Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *yōr-ā, the suffixed o-grade of *yēr, *yeh₁r- “year, season”.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hɔ͜ɔ́ra͜a/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hóːraː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /óra/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /óra/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /óɾa/
Noun
ὥρα (genitive ὥρας) f, first declension; (hōrā)
- any defined period of time
- season
- (in plural): climate
- year
- time of day
- hour
- some specific time: right time, time for something
- time of life: youth
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ἡ ὥρᾱ | τὼ ὥρᾱ | αἱ ὧραι |
Genitive | τῆς ὥρᾱς | τοῖν ὥραιν | τῶν ὡρῶν |
Dative | τῇ ὥρᾳ | τοῖν ὥραιν | ταῖς ὥραις |
Accusative | τὴν ὥρᾱν | τὼ ὥρᾱ | τὰς ὥρᾱς |
Vocative | ὥρᾱ | ὥρᾱ | ὧραι |