αβάρα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Back-formation from αβαράρω (avaráro, to fend off)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈva.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧βά‧ρα

Interjection

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αβάρα (avára)

  1. (nautical) order to fend off
  2. (as noun) in the phrases:
    βάζω αβάρα / κάνω αβάρα
    vázo avára / káno avára
    I fend off

Verb

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αβάρα (avára)

  1. 2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of αβαράρω (avaráro).
  2. 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of αβαράρω (avaráro).

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ αβάρα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998