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Greek
Suffix
-άρα • (-ára) f
- 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”)
- also augmentative for female given names:
- Ελένη (Eléni, “Helen”) + -άρα (-ára) → Ελενάρα (Elenára)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-άρα (-ára)
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-άρες (-áres)
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| genitive
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-άρας (-áras)
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-άρων (-áron)
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| accusative
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-άρα (-ára)
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-άρες (-áres)
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| vocative
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-άρα (-ára)
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-άρες (-áres)
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Antonyms
diminutives, feminine:
Suffix
-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:
- σαράντα (saránta, “forty”) + -άρα (-ára) → σαραντάρα (sarantára, “fortysomething (woman)”)
- 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 .
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