καρα-
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kara"
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- καρά- (kará-)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قره (kara, “black”).
Prefix
[edit]καρα- • (kara-)
- indicating and reinforcing negative or abusive attributes
- καρα- (kara-) + πουτάνα (poutána, “prostitute”) → καραπουτάνα (karapoutána)
- καρα- (kara-) + γύφτος (gýftos, “gypsy”) → καράγυφτος (karágyftos)
- black
- καρα- (kara-) + μπογιά (bogiá, “paint”) → καραμπογιά (karampogiá, “black paint”)
- καρα- (kara-) + κράζω (krázo, “to croak, to caw”) → καρακάξα (karakáxa, “magpie”)