different between laura vs gaura

English

Alternative forms

• lavra

Etymology

From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek ????? (laúra, “lane, path”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l????/
• Rhymes: -??r?

Noun

laura (plural lauras or laurae)

1. (historical, Roman Catholic Church) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
   • 1864, Charles Kingsley, Lecture IX: The Monk a Civilizer, The Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, page 240,

     The solitaries of the Thebaid found that they became selfish wild beasts, or went mad, if they remained alone; and they formed themselves into lauras, 'lanes' of huts, convents, under a common abbot or father.

2. (historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.
   • 1966, E. C. Butler, Chapter XVIII: Monasticism, H. M. Gwatkin, J. P. Whitney (editors), The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1, page 529,

     There were the cenobia, or monasteries proper, where the life was according to the lines laid down by St Basil; and there were the lauras, wherein a semi-eremitical life was followed, the monks living in separate huts within the enclosure.

Anagrams

• aural

Basque

Adjective

laura

1. allative inanimate singular of lau

Noun

laura

1. allative singular of lau

Numeral

laura

1. allative singular of lau

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.?a/

Verb

laura

1. third-person singular past historic of laurer

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?lau?.ra/, [???äu??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?lau?.ra/, [?l??u?r?]

Etymology 1

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Noun

laura f (genitive laurae); first declension

1. Egyptian rue (Ruta angustifolia)
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Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• laura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 894/1

Etymology 2

From the Ancient Greek ????? (laúra).

Noun

laura f (genitive laurae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) monastery, convent, laura

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: laura

References

• laura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• “Laura” on page 404 of Domenico Magri’s Hierolexicon, ?ive Sacrum Dictionarium (editio omnium recentissima, augmented by Stefano Sciugliaga, 1765)

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gaura (plural gauras)

1. (botany) Any of the Oenothera sect. Gaura (formerly genus Gaura of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, including many beeblossoms.
   • 1996, Rayford Clayton Reddell, Full bloom: thoughts from an opinionated gardener (page 66)

     Blossoms that flower atop willowy weedy stems such as forget-me-nots, delphiniums, and gauras should be thought of as two-dayers; they don't draw water well or retain preservatives.

Anagrams

• garua, guara

Icelandic

Noun

gaura

1. inflection of gaur:
   1. indefinite accusative plural
   2. indefinite genitive plural

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??a.ura]

Noun

gaura f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of gaur?