-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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