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-ara
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Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Translingual
Suffix
mul suffix f-s
mul taxonomy Used to form the name of nothogenera, in particular for orchids
Usage notes
The suffix is codified by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants in Article H.6. The code specifies that such names must be used when the nothogenus is derived from at least four genera, and may be used when derived from three. The code also specifies that such names should not exceed eight syllables, and must be appended to the name of a person, which, according to the code, "should preferably be a collector, grower, or student of the group."
Derived terms
mul Aliceara Bakerara Beallara Burrageara Christieara Colmanara Degarmoara Forgetara Hawkinsara Howeara Maclellanara Monnierara Otaara Perreiraara Potinara Vuylstekeara Wilsonara
References
McNeill et al. 2012, Article H.6 and H.7
1 Hybrid name
Italian
Pronunciation
Suffix
f + + +
it dialectal chiefly _ Central Italy it -aia
Derived terms
it
Polish
Etymology
pl feminine :af -arz<id:noun><aftype:naf> -a<id:feminine nouns> 1 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
f
appended to form feminine nouns, often used in slang
pl typ typiara
pl gówniarz gówniara
pl jesień jesieniara
Declension
Derived terms
pl
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
-ára
Etymology 1
pt roa-opt -ara, from pt la -āveram (first-person) and pt la -āverat (third-person). Compare gl -ara, ast -ara and es -ara, which is not used for the pluperfect indicative, but for the imperfect subjunctive.
Suffix
verb
a suffix indicating the first-person singular indicative pluperfect of a verb in pt -ar
pt amar to love amara [I] had loved
pt cantar to sing cantara [I] had sung
a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative pluperfect of a verb in pt -ar
pt amar to love amara [he/she/it] had sung
pt cantar to sing cantara [he/she/it] had sung
Etymology 2
From pt yrl -wara (or a cognate), from pt tpw -ygûar -ygûara.
Suffix
or
mfbysense
pt Brazil used to form some demonyms of Tupian origin
pt -ense
pt manauara from Manaus 1
pt marajoara from Marajó Island 1
pt paroara/parauara from Pará 1
pt paranaguara from Paranaguá Paranaguá, Paraná 1
Alternative forms
pt -uara
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a performer, a woman with large body parts, or a shop or workshop.
Derived terms
sh
Spanish
Suffix
es suffix form
-ar