ὥρα

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yōr-ā, the suffixed o-grade of *yēr, *yeh₁r- “year, season”.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ὥρα (genitive ὥρας) f, first declension; (hōrā)

  1. any defined period of time
  2. season
  3. (in plural): climate
  4. year
  5. time of day
  6. hour
  7. some specific time: right time, time for something
  8. time of life: youth

Inflection

First declension of ὥρᾱ, ὥρᾱς
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative 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

Descendants