-άρα

See also: άρα, ἀρά, ἄρα, ἆρα, and Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Greek

Suffix

-άρα • (-ára) f

  1. added to nouns to give a augmentative form, expressing large size or affection:
    γυναίκα (gynaíka, woman) + -άρα (-ára)γυναικάρα (gynaikára)
    πόδι (pódi, foot) + -άρα (-ára)ποδάρα (podára)
    τρόμος (trómos, terror) + -άρα (-ára)τρομάρα (tromára, extreme terror)
  2. also augmentative for female given names:
    Ελένη (Eléni, Helen) + -άρα (-ára)Ελενάρα (Elenára)

Declension

Antonyms

diminutives, feminine:

Suffix

-άρα • (-ára) f (feminine adjectives, often substantivised)

  1. feminine nominative, accuative and vocative singular of -άρης (-áris)
    1. used to indicate a female person of an approximate age:
      σαράντα (saránta, forty) + -άρα (-ára)σαραντάρα (sarantára, fortysomething (woman))
    2. of quantities, measures:
      χίλια (chília, thousand) + -άρα (-ára)χιλιάρα (chiliára, (engine of) a thousand horsepower)
      τέσσερα (téssera, 4) + -άρα (-ára)τεσσάρα (tessára, 4 football (soccer) goals)
      Η ομάδα έφαγε τεσσάρα.
      I omáda éfage tessára.
      The team was defeated (literally: ate) by four [goals].

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