-άρης
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek -άρης (-árēs), from Hellenistic Koine Greek -άριος (-ários), from Latin -arius.
Initially formed nouns denoting occupation or characterisitc, with a feminine -άρισσα (-árissa) created. Their adjectival use resulated in 3-gender forms. A further development was the form -ιάρης (-iáris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]Forming nouns:
-άρης • (-áris) m (feminine -άρισσα)
- added to another noun to create agent nouns denoting employment:
-άρης • (-áris) m (feminine -άρα)
- added to a number to denote someone of that approximate age:
Declension
[edit]Suffix
[edit]Forming adjectives or 3-gender nouns:
-άρης • (-áris) m (feminine -άρα, neuter -άρικο)
- forming adjectives or nouns with adjectival use denoting a characteristic of an animate (man, woman or child):
-άρης • (-áris) m (feminine -άρα, neuter -άρι) (colloquial)
- used to denote the numerical characteristics of machines or equipment - usually omitting the unit of measure; the colloquial forms of numbers are used
- τρακόσα, colloquial of τριακόσια (trakósa, colloquial of triakósia, “three hundred”) + -άρης (-áris) → τρακοσάρης (trakosáris, “of 300”)
- Τι τύπου φωτογραφίες θέλεις να δεις με τρακοσάρη (300άρη) φακό;
- Ti týpou fotografíes théleis na deis me trakosári (300ári) fakó?
- What kind of photos do you want to see with a 300mm lens?
- used to denote the numerical characteristics of distance of a runner, omitting the unit of measure; the colloquial forms of numbers are used
- διακόσα, colloquial of διακόσια (diakósa, colloquial of diakósia, “tow hundred”) + -άρης (-áris) → διακοσάρης (diakosáris, “of 200”)
- Ήταν κατοστάρης, διακοσάρης και τετρακοσάρης. Έτρεχε εξίσου καλά τα εκατό, τα διακόσια και τα τετρακόσια.
- Ítan katostáris, diakosáris kai tetrakosáris. Étreche exísou kalá ta ekató, ta diakósia kai ta tetrakósia.
- He was a 100-er (runner), an 200-er and a 400-er. He was running equally well the 100, the 200 and the 400 [metres].
Declension
[edit]-άρης, -άρα, -άρικο adjectives. The -άρικ-ο suffixes are used from -ικος (-ikos) adjectives.
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | -άρης • | -άρα • | -άρικο • | -άρηδες • | -άρες • | -άρικα • |
genitive | -άρη • | -άρας • | -άρικου • | -άρηδων • | — | -άρικων • |
accusative | -άρη • | -άρα • | -άρικο • | -άρηδες • | -άρες • | -άρικα • |
vocative | -άρη • | -άρα • | -άρικο • | -άρηδες • | -άρες • | -άρικα • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο -άρης, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο -άρης, etc.) |
-άρης, -άρα, -άρι
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Like Template:el-decl-adj-ης-α-ι-ικο without -ικο
Further reading
[edit]- -άρης, -άρισσα & -άρης, -άρα, -άρικο/άρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Also see -ιάρης
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