-άρα
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[edit]Suffix
[edit]-άρα • (-ára) f
- added to nouns to give a augmentative form, expressing large size or affection:
- also augmentative for female given names:
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | -άρα (-ára) | -άρες (-áres) |
genitive | -άρας (-áras) | -άρων (-áron) |
accusative | -άρα (-ára) | -άρες (-áres) |
vocative | -άρα (-ára) | -άρες (-áres) |
Antonyms
[edit]diminutives, feminine:
Suffix
[edit]-άρα • (-ára) f (feminine adjectives, often substantivised)
- feminine nominative, accuative and vocative singular of -άρης (-áris)
- used to indicate a female person of an approximate age:
- of quantities, measures:
See also
[edit]- -αριά f (-ariá)
Further reading
[edit]- "-άρα 1", "-άρα 2", -άρης, -άρα, -άρικο/-άρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language