/ɡ̤óré/


  • noun , class(5)
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
  1. A full round of the seasons; the period of the earth's revolution around the sun; more accurately, the interval between one vernal equinox and the next, or one complete mean apparent circuit of the ecliptic by the sun, or mean motion through 360° of longitude.
  2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution round the sun: as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
  3. A space of about 365 days, used in the civil or religious reckoning of time; especially, the usual period of 365 or 366 days, divided into twelve calendar months, now reckoned as beginning with the 1st of January and ending with the 31st of December.
  4. A space of twelve calendar months without regard to the point from which they are reckoned.
  5. Period of life; age.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
gore iri this year
gore iro that year
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
gore rangu my year
gore rako your year (singular)
gore renyu your year (plural)
gore rake his/her year
gore redu our year
gore racho its year
gore ravo their year
last updated: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 1:17:36 PM Central European Summer Time


/ɡ̤óré/


  • noun , class(5)
  • synonyms:
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Zezuru
English translation
A collection of visible vapour, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
gore iri this cloud
gore iro that cloud
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
gore rangu my cloud
gore rako your cloud (singular)
gore renyu your cloud (plural)
gore rake his/her cloud
gore redu our cloud
gore racho its cloud
gore ravo their cloud
last updated: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 1:17:36 PM Central European Summer Time

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