-άρα
Greek
editSuffix
edit-άρα • (-ára) f
- added to nouns to give a augmentative form, expressing large size or affection:
- also augmentative for female given names:
Declension
editDeclension of -άρα
Antonyms
editdiminutives, 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