-άρα

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Greek

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Suffix

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-άρα (-áraf

  1. 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)
  2. also augmentative for female given names:
    Ελένη (Eléni, Helen) + ‎-άρα (-ára) → ‎Ελενάρα (Elenára)

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Suffix

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-άρα (-áraf (feminine adjectives, often substantivised)

  1. feminine nominative, accuative and vocative singular of -άρης (-áris)
    1. used to indicate a female person of an approximate age:
      σαράντα (saránta, forty) + ‎-άρα (-ára) → ‎σαραντάρα (sarantára, fortysomething (woman))
    2. 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 [goals].

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