-ara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Translingual

Suffix

-ara f sg

  1. (taxonomy) Used to form the name of nothogenera, in particular for orchids

Usage notes
  • The suffix is often appended to names of persons.
  • This suffix is mostly used when the number of genera making up the nothogenus is large enough that its name cannot be conveniently formed by combining the individual genus names.

Derived terms
  • Aliceara
  • Bakerara
  • Beallara
  • Burrageara
  • Christieara
  • Colmanara
  • Degarmoara
  • Forgetara
  • Hawkinsara
  • Howeara
  • Maclellanara
  • Otaara
  • Perreiraara
  • Potinara
  • Vuylstekeara
  • Wilsonara

References

Italian

Suffix

-ara f (plural -are, masculine -aro)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly central Italy) Alternative form of -aia

-ara f (plural -are)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly central Italy) Alternative form of -aia

Derived terms
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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ara (Cyrillic spelling -ара)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a performer, a woman with large body parts, or a shop or workshop.
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