góra

Etymology

From Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

Adjective

góra

1. white

Noun

góra

1. white

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-.

Noun

góra f

1. mountain

Alternative forms

• gora (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“mountain”) (compare Ancient Greek Βορέας (Boréas, “the north, the area beyond the mountains”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɨra/, /ˈɡɛra/

Noun

góra f (diminutive górka)

1. mountain (“large mass of earth and rock”)

Further reading

• góra in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• góra¹ in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-. See Slovene gora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ra/

• audio

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɡura]

Noun

góra f

1. mountain

   Klasztor znajdował się na szczycie wysokiej góry.

   The monastery was situated on the top of a high mountain.

2. top

   Góra strony powinna być pusta.

   The top of the page should be empty.

3. (colloquial) higher-ups

   Nie pomogę wam w tym projekcie, dopóki góra go nie przyklepie.

   I won't help you with this project until the higher-ups sign off on it.

Further reading

• góra in Polish dictionaries at PWN