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-άρα
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άρα ἀρά ἄρα ἆρα Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Greek
Suffix
f
added to nouns to give a augmentative form, expressing large size or affection:
el γυναίκα woman γυναικάρα
el πόδι foot ποδάρα
el τρόμος terror τρομάρα extreme terror
also augmentative for female given names:
el Ελένη Helen Ελενάρα
Declension
-άρ
Antonyms
diminutives, feminine:
el -ίτσα
el -ούλα
Suffix
f (feminine adjectives, often substantivised)
el -άρης feminine nominative , accusative and vocative singular
used to indicate a female person of an approximate age:
el σαράντα forty σαραντάρα fortysomething (woman)
of quantities, measures:
el χίλια thousand χιλιάρα (engine of) a thousand horsepower
el τέσσερα 4 τεσσάρα 4 football (soccer) goals
el Η ομάδα έφαγε τεσσάρα. The team was defeated (literally: ate) by four [goals].
See also
el -αριά f
Further reading
"-άρα 1" -, "-άρα 2" -, "-άρης" -άρης, -άρα, -άρικο/-άρι