-άρα
Greek
Suffix
-άρα • (-ára) f
- added to nouns to give a augmentative form, expressing large size or affection:
- added to female given names to give an augmentative form:
- Ελένη (Eléni, “Helen”) + -άρα (-ára) → Ελενάρα (Elenára)
- used to indicate a female person of an approximate age:
- used to indicate an approximate duration or quantity of something:
- used to indicate an automobile engine size:
- χίλια (chília, “thousand”) + -άρα (-ára) → χιλιάρα (chiliára, “(engine of) a thousand horsepower”)
Declension
declension of -άρα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | -άρα • | -άρες • |
genitive | -άρας • | -άρων • |
accusative | -άρα • | -άρες • |
vocative | -άρα • | -άρες • |
See also
- -αριά (-ariá)
- -αρος (-aros)
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