опора

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)pora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈpɔrɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔrɐ
• Syllabification^(key): о‧по‧ра
• Hyphenation^(key): опо‧ра

Noun

опо́ра • (opóra) f

1. support, prop, stay (an object, part, or structure on which something rests or by which it is held up)

   Сложиха дървена опора под счупения клон.

   Složiha dărvena opora pod sčupenija klon.

   They placed a wooden support under the broken branch.

   Мостът се държи на няколко здрави опори.

   Mostăt se dărži na njakolko zdravi opori.

   The bridge rests on several strong supports.

2. support, basis, foundation (something that serves as a basis, foundation, or stable point for something else)

   Фактите са главната опора на неговия argument.

   Faktite sa glavnata opora na negovija argument.

   Facts are the main basis of his argument.

   Тази теория няма достатъчна опора в доказателствата.

   Tazi teorija njama dostatăčna opora v dokazatelstvata.

   This theory has insufficient support in the evidence.

3. (figuratively) support, reliance, mainstay (a person, thing, idea, or force on which someone relies)

   Семейството беше неговата най-голяма опора.

   Semejstvoto beše negovata naj-goljama opora.

   His family was his greatest support.

   В трудните години тя остана негова вярна опора.

   V trudnite godini tja ostana negova vjarna opora.

   In the difficult years she remained his faithful mainstay.

Declension

Declension of опо́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	опо́ра opóra	опо́ри opóri
definite	опо́рата opórata	опо́рите opórite

References

• “опора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “опора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Further reading

• “Опо́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), gerov-rechnik.net, vol. 3 (1899).

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)pora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈporə]

• Audio:

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Noun

опо́ра • (opóra) f inan (genitive опо́ры, nominative plural опо́ры, genitive plural опо́р, relational adjective опо́рный)

1. support, prop, rest
2. buttress, pier (anything that serves to support something)
3. foothold

Declension

Declension of опо́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	опо́ра opóra	опо́ры opóry
genitive	опо́ры opóry	опо́р opór
dative	опо́ре opóre	опо́рам opóram
accusative	опо́ру opóru	опо́ры opóry
instrumental	опо́рой, опо́рою opóroj, opóroju	опо́рами opórami
prepositional	опо́ре opóre	опо́рах opórax

Pre-reform declension of опо́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	опо́ра opóra	опо́ры opóry
genitive	опо́ры opóry	опо́ръ opór
dative	опо́рѣ opórě	опо́рамъ opóram
accusative	опо́ру opóru	опо́ры opóry
instrumental	опо́рой, опо́рою opóroj, opóroju	опо́рами opórami
prepositional	опо́рѣ opórě	опо́рахъ opórax

Related terms

• опорок, запо́р (oporok, zapór)
• опо́рный (opórnyj)
• опере́ть (operétʹ), опере́ться (operétʹsja), опира́ть (opirátʹ), опира́ться (opirátʹsja), пере́ть (perétʹ), выпира́ть (vypirátʹ), запере́ть (zaperétʹ), запира́ть (zapirátʹ)

Further reading

• Kuznetsov, Sergey Alexandrovich (1998), “опора”, in Большой толковый словарь русского языка [Great Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Norint, →ISBN

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)pora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈpɔrɐ]

Noun

опо́ра • (opóra) f inan (genitive [please provide], nominative plural [please provide], relational adjective опо́рний)

1. support, prop, rest
2. buttress, pier (anything that serves to support something)
3. foothold