-αριά

Greek Etymology In sense 1, derived from similar el -άρι. In rest of senses, a Medieval Greek creation. Pronunciation el /aˈɾʝa/ Suffix f used to indicate an approximate age or amount: el δέκα ten δεκαριά around ten, about ten el είκοσι twenty εικοσαριά around twenty, about twenty used to indicate a device which uses or causes the noun it is suffixed to: el κλειδί key κλειδαριά lock, padlock el ζυγός balance, scale ζυγαριά scales el ψήνω to roast, to cook ψησταριά rotisserie, barbecue added to a fruit/plant/body organ noun, to create words for trees/plants that produce it or when it is used (in the case of body organs) as food el κουκουνάρι pine κουκουναριά pine tree el λυγίζω to bend λυγαριά osier, wicker el συκώτι liver συκωταριά offal, entrails Declension -αρι Derived terms el -αριά Related terms el -άρα f el -αρία f el -άρι n